Words that rhyme with submissive
Top rhymes for submissive
dismissive, permissive, missive and derisive
4 common words rhyme with submissive. The most common are dismissive, permissive, missive and derisive.
Perfect rhymes for submissive
2 syllables
- missive
3 syllables
- dismissive
- permissive
- derisive
Near rhymes for submissive
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- misses
- kisses
- dismisses
- missus
- hisses
- reminisces
- impressive
- wishes
- progressive
- aggressive
- dishes
- excessive
- successive
- oppressive
- expressive
- obsessive
- fishes
- adhesive
- cohesive
- depressive
- militias
- possessive
- repressive
- regressive
- recessive
- narcissus
- electrophoresis
- unimpressive
- position
- official
- listen
- missing
- specific
- addition
- commission
- competition
- mission
- condition
- religious
- edition
How submissive sounds
| Pronunciation | /səbˈmɪsɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (sub-MIS-sive) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɪsɪv |
Submissive 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 submissive?
- The most common rhymes for submissive are dismissive, permissive, missive and derisive.
- How many words rhyme with submissive?
- We found 4 common perfect rhymes for submissive, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in submissive?
- Submissive has three syllables, with the stress on the second.