Words that rhyme with receive
Top rhymes for receive
believe, leave, achieve and eve
23 common words rhyme with receive. The most common are believe, leave, achieve and eve.
Perfect rhymes for receive
3 syllables
Show 11 rare words
- interweave
- thieve
- interleave
- reave
- greave
- misperceive
- aggrieve
- shirtsleeve
- bereave
- misconceive
- preconceive
Near rhymes for receive
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- these
- please
- companies
- disease
- trees
- sees
- cheese
- degrees
- fees
- keys
- ease
- overseas
- breathe
- abilities
- knees
- libraries
- freeze
- agrees
- expertise
- bees
- squeeze
- seas
- breeze
- apologies
- trustees
- guarantees
- seize
- analyses
- identities
- tories
- prestige
- sundays
- pcs
- liberties
- realities
- nominees
- peas
- cds
- tease
- attendees
How receive sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɹəˈsiv/ or /ɹɪˈsiv/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (re-CEIVE) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -iv |
Receive has two 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 receive?
- The most common rhymes for receive are believe, leave, achieve, eve, sleeve and relieve.
- How many words rhyme with receive?
- We found 23 common perfect rhymes and 11 rarer words for receive, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in receive?
- Receive has two syllables, with the stress on the second.