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