Words that rhyme with possesses
Top rhymes for possesses
addresses, dresses, successes and stresses
25 common words rhyme with possesses. The most common are addresses, dresses, successes and stresses.
Perfect rhymes for possesses
3 syllables
- addresses
- successes
- expresses
- progresses
- confesses
- excesses
- assesses
- impresses
- suppresses
- compresses
- caresses
- depresses
- professes
- oppresses
- headdresses
- obsesses
- distresses
Show 5 rare words
- esses
- coalesces
- digresses
- cresses
- outguesses
Near rhymes for possesses
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- impressive
- progressive
- aggressive
- excessive
- edges
- successive
- sketches
- stretches
- oppressive
- expressive
- obsessive
- pledges
- alleges
- depressive
- hedges
- possessive
- wedges
- repressive
- regressive
- recessive
- ledges
- meshes
- refreshes
- unimpressive
- fetches
- vendettas
- dredges
- cases
- places
- message
- classes
- methods
- faces
- sessions
- consequences
- passes
- lessons
- races
- wishes
- glasses
How possesses sounds
| Pronunciation | /pəˈzɛsəz/ or /pəˈzɛsɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (pos-SESS-es) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛsəz |
Possesses 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 possesses?
- The most common rhymes for possesses are addresses, dresses, successes, stresses, expresses and presses.
- How many words rhyme with possesses?
- We found 25 common perfect rhymes and 5 rarer words for possesses, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in possesses?
- Possesses has three syllables, with the stress on the second.