Words that rhyme with oppressive
Top rhymes for oppressive
impressive, progressive, aggressive and excessive
13 common words rhyme with oppressive. The most common are impressive, progressive, aggressive and excessive.
Perfect rhymes for oppressive
3 syllables
4 syllables
Near rhymes for oppressive
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 oppressive sounds
| Pronunciation | /əˈpɹɛsɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (op-PRES-sive) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛsɪv |
Oppressive 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 oppressive?
- The most common rhymes for oppressive are impressive, progressive, aggressive, excessive, successive and expressive.
- How many words rhyme with oppressive?
- We found 13 common perfect rhymes for oppressive, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in oppressive?
- Oppressive has three syllables, with the stress on the second.