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