Words that rhyme with festive
Top rhymes for festive
digestive, suggestive, congestive and restive
4 common words rhyme with festive. The most common are digestive, suggestive, congestive and restive.
Perfect rhymes for festive
2 syllables
- restive
3 syllables
Near rhymes for festive
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- effective
- perspective
- objective
- collective
- detective
- respective
- protective
- selective
- prospective
- subjective
- directive
- ineffective
- reflective
- defective
- retrospective
- irrespective
- deceptive
- elective
- receptive
- corrective
- contraceptive
- connective
- testers
- affective
- perceptive
- introspective
- projective
- convective
- overprotective
- invective
- infective
- impressive
- progressive
- aggressive
- excessive
- incentive
- successive
- asbestos
- preventive
- oppressive
How festive sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɛstɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (FES-tive) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛstɪv |
Festive has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with festive?
- The most common rhymes for festive are digestive, suggestive, congestive and restive.
- How many words rhyme with festive?
- We found 4 common perfect rhymes for festive, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in festive?
- Festive has two syllables, with the stress on the first.