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