Words that rhyme with passive
Top rhymes for passive
massive, supermassive and impassive
3 common words rhyme with passive. The most common are massive, supermassive and impassive.
Perfect rhymes for passive
2 syllables
3 syllables
- impassive
4 syllables
- supermassive
Near rhymes for passive
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- classes
- passes
- glasses
- masses
- asses
- gases
- sunglasses
- grasses
- molasses
- surpasses
- combative
- eyeglasses
- basses
- bypasses
- gasses
- harasses
- overpasses
- brasses
- landmasses
- impressive
- progressive
- aggressive
- passage
- excessive
- ashes
- crashes
- successive
- flashes
- clashes
- oppressive
- lashes
- expressive
- obsessive
- expansive
- depressive
- possessive
- eyelashes
- massa
- repressive
- smashes
How passive sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈpæsɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (PAS-sive) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -æsɪv |
Passive has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with passive?
- The most common rhymes for passive are massive, supermassive and impassive.
- How many words rhyme with passive?
- We found 3 common perfect rhymes for passive, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in passive?
- Passive has two syllables, with the stress on the first.