Words that rhyme with excessive
Top rhymes for excessive
impressive, progressive, aggressive and successive
13 common words rhyme with excessive. The most common are impressive, progressive, aggressive and successive.
Perfect rhymes for excessive
3 syllables
4 syllables
Near rhymes for excessive
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- addresses
- dresses
- successes
- stresses
- expresses
- possesses
- presses
- progresses
- messes
- guesses
- confesses
- excesses
- assesses
- impresses
- suppresses
- compresses
- blesses
- caresses
- depresses
- professes
- tresses
- oppresses
- headdresses
- obsesses
- distresses
- yeses
- message
- massive
- expensive
- extensive
- offensive
- defensive
- comprehensive
- intensive
- passive
- incentive
- invasive
- festive
- inexpensive
- preventive
How excessive sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (ex-CES-sive) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛsɪv |
Excessive has three syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with excessive?
- The most common rhymes for excessive are impressive, progressive, aggressive, successive, oppressive and expressive.
- How many words rhyme with excessive?
- We found 13 common perfect rhymes for excessive, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in excessive?
- Excessive has three syllables, with the stress on the second.