Words that rhyme with repulsive
Top rhymes for repulsive
compulsive, impulsive and convulsive
3 common words rhyme with repulsive. The most common are compulsive, impulsive and convulsive.
Perfect rhymes for repulsive
3 syllables
- compulsive
- impulsive
- convulsive
Near rhymes for repulsive
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- pulses
- impulses
- percussive
- productive
- olive
- buses
- discusses
- destructive
- reproductive
- constructive
- disruptive
- propulsion
- expulsion
- seductive
- subversive
- compulsion
- unproductive
- ulcers
- conductive
- furnaces
- counterproductive
- coercive
- instructive
- obstructive
- inductive
- recursive
- emulsion
- pulsing
- reconstructive
- busses
- revulsion
- trusses
- deductive
- discursive
- fluxes
- mullahs
- engulfing
- bulges
- pluses
- indulges
How repulsive sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɹiˈpʌlsɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (re-PUL-sive) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ʌlsɪv |
Repulsive 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 repulsive?
- The most common rhymes for repulsive are compulsive, impulsive and convulsive.
- How many words rhyme with repulsive?
- We found 3 common perfect rhymes for repulsive, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in repulsive?
- Repulsive has three syllables, with the stress on the second.