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