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