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