Words that rhyme with permissive
Top rhymes for permissive
submissive, dismissive, missive and derisive
4 common words rhyme with permissive. The most common are submissive, dismissive, missive and derisive.
Perfect rhymes for permissive
2 syllables
- missive
3 syllables
- submissive
- dismissive
- derisive
Near rhymes for permissive
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- misses
- kisses
- dismisses
- missus
- hisses
- reminisces
- impressive
- wishes
- progressive
- aggressive
- dishes
- excessive
- successive
- oppressive
- expressive
- obsessive
- fishes
- adhesive
- cohesive
- depressive
- militias
- possessive
- repressive
- regressive
- recessive
- narcissus
- electrophoresis
- unimpressive
- position
- official
- listen
- missing
- specific
- addition
- commission
- competition
- mission
- condition
- religious
- edition
How permissive sounds
| Pronunciation | /pɚˈmɪsɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (per-MIS-sive) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɪsɪv |
Permissive 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 permissive?
- The most common rhymes for permissive are submissive, dismissive, missive and derisive.
- How many words rhyme with permissive?
- We found 4 common perfect rhymes for permissive, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in permissive?
- Permissive has three syllables, with the stress on the second.