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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word repressive.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
4 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word repressive.
3 syllable words

refreshes

repression

depressant

intensive

refreshing

discursive

obsessive

abrasive

defensive

dismissive

dispersive

impassive

invasive

successive

repressions

erosive

layperson

possessive

recessive

depressants

expensive

extensive

restrictive

depression

digestive

derisive

refresher

impulsive

incentive

infective

intrusive

invective

inventive

reflective

reflexive

respective

responsive

congestive

deceptive

appraises

decorative

detective

nutritive

effective

elective

oppressors

preemptive

receptive

reclusive

subversive

depressions

defective

lucrative

offensive

preventive

corrective

curative

destructive

directive

elusive

expansive

explosive

illusive

leprosy

narrative

oppression

oppressor

permissive

pervasive

reactive

reverses

suggestive

suppression

suppressor

redemptive

corrosive

creative

prospective

inclusive

refractive

diverges

repurchase

reversing

compulsive

convective

convulsive

obtrusive

perspective

coercive

attractive

instructive

affective

appointive

apricot

attentive

objective

caprices

apprises

collective

conducive

connective

diverging

normative

subjective

divorces

eruptive

formative

laxative

perceptive

persuasive

protective

reforest

feverish

selective

oppressions

expletive

exploitive

exclusive

divisive

putative

reappears

additive

allusive

aversive

causative

collusive

positive

coppersmith

decisive

punitive

talkative

uprising

supersede

approaching

cohesive

conclusive

diversion

presumptive

nebraskan

constructive

diffraction

obstructive

uprisings

abortive

abusive

affricate

african

appraisers

deforest

deprecate

effusive

fixative

hyperspace

incisive

reprisal

rivieres

sensitive

supersedes

submissive

nebraskans

cooperage

gibberish

refreshment

adhesive

abrasion

approaches

divergent

appraiser

assertive

corruptive

emotive

evasive

everest

negative

overseas

oversees

paperweight

primitive

relative

sedative

capricorn

disruptive

exhaustive

lubricant

supercharge

appraisals

affricates

represent

reprisals

africans

abrasions

fugitive

refreshments

rapprochement

abrogate

adaptive

adoptive

apercu

appraisal

assaultive

avarice

cognitive

descriptive

fabricate

inactive

leprechauns

lubricants

maverick

overcast

oversea

oversee

predictive

refractor

represents

seductive

sovereignty

tentative

vaporize

average

subversion

beverage

suffragists

leverage

adjective

distinctive

apricots

vindictive

deprecates

inductive

refractors

diaphragm

divorcee

leprechaun

nonnative

overact

oversell

oversize

probative

sobriquet

instinctive

euphoric

mavericks

oversight

overstay

suffragettes

overshoot

overshot

suffragist

substantive

aforesaid

combative

copyrights

lubricate

overcomes

overacts

overcooks

overstate

overstep

overstock

productive

diapers

averages

beverages

suffragette

conductive

fabricant

fabricates

hovercraft

overstates

copyright

overcoat

overcome

overcook

reviewers

overcoats

overcrowds

copiers

overcrowd

overgrown

overgrowth

overcharge

everglades

devours

reverser

sapphires

reversal

reversers

riverside

reversals

overreach

reversion

oversleep

behaviors

diversions

evergreens

ovaries

referees

reveries

robberies

bifurcate

overuse

coverage

aversion

evergreen

aversions

rubberize

overweight

4 syllable words

repurchases

hyperactive

preservative

depressingly

iterative

operative

reproductive

inoffensive

apprehensive

superlative

repetitive

figurative

comprehensive

insensitive

interpretive

repercussion

dispositive

inattentive

ineffective

stimulative

preventative

imperative

inexpensive

repercussions

prerogative

hypersonic

lubricity

affirmative

illustrative

informative

irrespective

initiative

pejorative

executive

diversity

reconstructive

palliative

accusative

alternative

comparative

competitive

conservative

duplicative

restorative

retroactive

contraceptive

demonstrative

inconclusive

nonproductive

coverages

distributive

supersonic

overexcite

dissipative

provocative

unobtrusive

consecutive

behaviorists

introspective

overcoming

depreciate

diminutive

aviaries

overexcites

commemorative

diversify

lubricated

supersonics

retrospective

contemplative

behaviorist

superstition

locomotive

approximate

overseer

automotive

diversified

superoxide

appreciate

superstitions

transformative

overseers

africanize

approximates

cumulative

federative

generative

indecisive

appreciable

approachable

legislative

depreciates

overshadow

abrogation

overcharges

superstructure

definitive

imitative

innovative

intuitive

meditative

refractory

evocative

associative

educative

overreaches

overshadows

prohibitive

refrigerate

vegetative

regulative

speculative

indicative

infinitive

quantitative

refrigerant

superstructures

appreciates

aphorism

constitutive

consultative

inquisitive

aphorisms

bifurcated

fabricator

qualitative

refrigerants

overstatement

acquisitive

fabricated

fabricators

facultative

overstatements

overexpose

oxidative

lubrication

derivative

fabrication

fabrications

oversizes

overstated

overeager

oversupply

reversible

bifurcation

refractories

6 syllable words
7 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word repressive

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Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

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When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
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  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
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  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

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