Words that rhyme with lives
Top rhymes for lives
gives, forgives and sieves
21 common words rhyme with lives. The most common are gives, forgives and sieves.
When lives sounds like /lɪvz/
Perfect rhymes for lives
1 syllable
- gives
- sieves
2 syllables
Show 1 rare word
- outlives
Near rhymes for lives
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- is
- his
- years
- does
- things
- give
- says
- kids
- appears
- leaves
- skills
- wins
- begins
- brings
- bills
- tears
- hills
- wings
- believes
- engineers
- kings
- ears
- kills
- rings
- volunteers
- forgive
- springs
- receives
- fears
- twins
- cheers
- careers
- pills
- sins
- strings
- peers
- pigs
- beers
- sings
- bids
When lives sounds like /laɪvz/
Perfect rhymes for lives
Show 3 rare words
- afterlives
- shives
- alewives
Near rhymes for lives
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- times
- five
- guys
- sometimes
- eyes
- drive
- size
- lines
- otherwise
- realize
- rise
- provides
- alive
- surprise
- lies
- sides
- signs
- exercise
- requires
- besides
- prize
- tries
- recognize
- survive
- kinds
- wise
- supplies
- files
- crimes
- dies
- describes
- arrive
- designs
- enterprise
- styles
- ties
- trials
- franchise
- allies
- realise
How lives sounds
| Pronunciation | /lɪvz/ or /laɪvz/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɪvz |
Lives has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with lives?
- The most common rhymes for lives are gives, forgives and sieves.
- How many words rhyme with lives?
- We found 21 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for lives, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in lives?
- Lives has one syllable.