Words that rhyme with offensives
Closest near rhymes for offensives
incentives, disincentives, expensive and extensive
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for offensives (only rare words like counteroffensives). The closest near rhymes are incentives, disincentives, expensive and extensive.
Near rhymes for offensives
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- incentives
- disincentives
- expensive
- extensive
- consequences
- defensive
- comprehensive
- expenses
- intensive
- senses
- defenses
- fences
- offenses
- inexpensive
- pencils
- progressives
- utensils
- apprehensive
- commences
- inferences
- pensive
- pretenses
- biosciences
- inoffensive
- dispenses
- hypertensive
- counteroffensive
- circumstances
- chances
- engines
- addresses
- intentions
- mentions
- advances
- objectives
- dimensions
- dresses
- sensors
- finances
- perspectives
Perfect rhymes for offensives
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as offensives. These rare words do:
Show 1 rare word
- counteroffensives
How offensives sounds
| Pronunciation | /əˈfɛnsɪvz/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (of-FEN-sives) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛnsɪvz |
Offensives has three syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Questions
- What rhymes with offensives?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with offensives. Near rhymes such as incentives, disincentives, expensive, extensive and consequences come closest.
- How many words rhyme with offensives?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for offensives, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in offensives?
- Offensives has three syllables, with the stress on the second.