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