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