Abstract Nouns That End in NSE

Explore 29 verified English abstract nouns ending with the suffix -NSE, including Sense, Defense, Response, License, Offense, Expense and Tense. Useful for essay writing, poetry, and expressive communication and rhyming patterns, browse these idea words for emotions, qualities, and intangible concepts below or explore examples of abstract vs. concrete nouns in our noun grammar guide.

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Starts with B
1 words
biodefense
Starts with C4 words
cleanse
commonsense
cyberdefense
counterresponse
Starts with D
1 words
defense
Starts with E
2 words
expense
extense
Starts with L
1 words
license
Starts with M
2 words
missense
mense
Starts with N
2 words
nonsense
nonresponse
Starts with O
1 words
offense
Starts with P4 words
pretense
prerinse
photoresponse
protense
Starts with R3 words
response
rinse
recompense
Starts with S6 words
sense
suspense
sublicense
subsense
sonse
somatosense
Starts with T
1 words
tense
Starts with U
1 words
undersense

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