tended — to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to).
Three-syllable rhymes
amended — to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
appended — to add as a supplement, accessory, or appendix; subjoin: to append a note to a letter.
befriended — to make friends or become friendly with; act as a friend to; help; aid: to befriend the poor and the weak.
commended — to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend: to commend a friend to another; to commend an applicant for employment.
contended — Simple past tense and past participle of contend.
defended — Simple past tense and past participle of defend.
depended — to rely; place trust (usually followed by on or upon): You may depend on the accuracy of the report.
descended — A person who is descended from someone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
distended — increased, as in size, volume, etc.; expanded; dilated: the distended nostrils of the terrified horse.
expended — Spend or use up (a resource such as money, time, or energy).
suspended — to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
transcended — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
comprehended — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
recommended — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
unamended — to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
unattended — without attendance; lacking an audience, spectators, etc.: an unattended meeting.
unintended — purposed; designed; intentional: an intended snub.
