Words that rhyme with forgiveness
Closest near rhymes for forgiveness
business, richness, stiffness and agribusiness
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for forgiveness (only rare words like resistiveness). The closest near rhymes are business, richness, stiffness and agribusiness.
Near rhymes for forgiveness
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- business
- richness
- stiffness
- agribusiness
- witness
- illness
- fitness
- sickness
- thickness
- eyewitness
- eponymous
- stillness
- quickness
- isthmus
- grimace
- homesickness
- thinness
- clearness
- minutes
- finish
- religious
- tennis
- delicious
- suspicious
- ambitious
- prestigious
- vicious
- clinics
- genus
- malicious
- menace
- diminish
- fictitious
- grievous
- nutritious
- superstitious
- intravenous
- freshness
- auspicious
- viscous
Perfect rhymes for forgiveness
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as forgiveness. These rare words do:
Show 1 rare word
- resistiveness
How forgiveness sounds
| Pronunciation | /fɚˈɡɪvnəs/ or /fɔɹˈɡɪvnəs/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (for-GIVE-ness) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɪvnəs |
Forgiveness has three syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Counting syllables? See how many syllables are in forgiveness.
Questions
- What rhymes with forgiveness?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with forgiveness. Near rhymes such as business, richness, stiffness, agribusiness and witness come closest.
- How many words rhyme with forgiveness?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for forgiveness, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in forgiveness?
- Forgiveness has three syllables, with the stress on the second.