Abstract Nouns Ending in SE and Containing E

This list gathers 315 English abstract nouns ending in SE and containing E, such as Use, Case, Close, Cause, Course, Raise and Sense. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our noun grammar guide to explore examples of abstract vs. concrete nouns.

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Starts with A
11 words
abuse
applause
apocalypse
archdiocese
anaphase
autoreverse
andropause
allegresse
appulse
altesse
anniverse
Starts with B
10 words
base
browse
bruise
biodefense
bureaucratese
boxercise
betise
berceuse
buzzphrase
bromise
Starts with C
24 words
case
close
cause
course
chinese
chase
compromise
collapse
curse
clause
cease
cleanse
converse
commonsense
codebase
catchphrase
chartreuse
cyberdefense
carouse
counterpoise
counterresponse
crise
centipoise
chemopause
Starts with D
18 words
defense
disease
decrease
discourse
devise
disguise
demise
disuse
decease
drowse
dancercise
diapause
deadrise
dispraise
diplomatese
delapse
dikaryophase
diplophase
Starts with E
19 words
exercise
excuse
ease
expense
enterprise
expertise
eclipse
excise
equipoise
esse
erse
emprise
educationese
endosmose
extense
eglomise
electroimpulse
esprise
exosmose
Starts with F
8 words
franchise
finesse
firehose
federalese
fadaise
faintise
faineantise
feblesse
Starts with G
7 words
glimpse
guise
grouse
governmentese
gourmandise
gentilesse
galliardise
Starts with H
7 words
hypotenuse
hobbyhorse
heartsease
headlease
heathenesse
holophrase
humblesse
Starts with I
13 words
increase
impulse
inverse
intercourse
impasse
interphase
inexpertise
isodose
ivresse
idlesse
isobase
interesse
illapse
Starts with J
3 words
japanese
jazzercise
journalese
Starts with L
8 words
license
lease
lapse
lowercase
lacrosse
largesse
legalese
laisse
Starts with M
24 words
misuse
muse
menopause
multiverse
malaise
metaverse
morse
moonrise
milanese
metaphase
midcourse
mise
minicourse
missense
mentalese
misparse
motherese
metaphrase
monopulse
mense
mainprise
misraise
mispraise
mese
Starts with N
10 words
noise
nose
nonsense
noose
nonresponse
noblesse
nonuse
nonintercourse
novelese
nimblesse
Starts with O
10 words
offense
overdose
overuse
obverse
outercourse
overexercise
osmose
overpraise
officialese
overpoise
Starts with P
24 words
purpose
promise
purchase
phase
phrase
pause
praise
pose
pulse
paradise
portuguese
premise
prose
poise
pretense
parse
paraphrase
passphrase
prerelease
perimenopause
poorhouse
prepurchase
premenopause
postmenopause
Starts with R
24 words
raise
rise
response
release
reverse
reuse
rinse
remorse
relapse
recourse
rouse
recompense
repose
ruse
repurchase
reprise
repulse
rerelease
roughhouse
rebase
reraise
repousse
remise
richesse
Starts with S
24 words
sense
surprise
sunrise
suspense
showcase
surmise
storehouse
sublease
souse
sublicense
subclause
surcease
sienese
subphase
sexercise
subsense
subverse
sonse
sottise
subcause
simplesse
sagesse
signalese
superpraise
Starts with T
14 words
tense
tease
turquoise
traverse
transpose
transverse
traipse
telophase
tristesse
telecourse
tendresse
touse
telegraphese
trenise
Starts with U
11 words
use
universe
unease
uppercase
uprise
underuse
ukase
underlease
underpraise
unpraise
undersense
Starts with V
5 words
verse
vietnamese
vitesse
vocalese
vainesse
Starts with W
2 words
wise
wheelhouse
Starts with X
1 words
xanthophose

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