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

abusive

abortive

abrasion

abrasions

abrogate

adaptive

adoptive

affective

adjective

aforesaid

attractive

additive

affricate

affricates

africans

african

attentive

adhesive

allusive

appointive

appraisers

appraiser

appraisals

appraisal

apprises

convective

approaching

approaches

apricot

apricots

assertive

assaultive

apercu

convulsive

aversive

compulsive

caprices

aversion

aversions

averages

beverage

beverages

bifurcate

collective

coercive

cohesive

average

cognitive

combative

conducive

connective

collusive

capricorn

conclusive

conductive

constructive

causative

avarice

depressant

coppersmith

copyright

copiers

copyrights

corrective

corruptive

creative

curative

defensive

corrosive

decisive

coverage

cooperage

deceptive

decorative

defective

depressants

deprecate

deforest

deprecates

behaviors

depression

derisive

detective

digestive

depressions

effective

diaphragm

descriptive

destructive

diapers

devours

discursive

diffraction

dismissive

dispersive

effusive

directive

disruptive

distinctive

divisive

divergent

erosive

diverges

diverging

divorces

diversions

divorcee

elective

elusive

emotive

expensive

evasive

expansive

exhaustive

eruptive

exclusive

everest

euphoric

expletive

evergreens

evergreen

everglades

explosive

exploitive

extensive

diversion

fabricates

formative

gibberish

fixative

feverish

fabricant

hovercraft

fugitive

hyperspace

impassive

incentive

incisive

infective

impulsive

intensive

inclusive

inactive

inductive

instinctive

intrusive

instructive

invasive

invective

illusive

inventive

layperson

fabricate

laxative

leprechauns

leprechaun

leprosy

leverage

lubricant

lubricants

lubricate

objective

maverick

lucrative

mavericks

nebraskan

nebraskans

nonnative

narrative

negative

normative

nutritive

obtrusive

obstructive

oppression

oppressions

overact

overacts

ovaries

overseas

overcast

overcharge

overcoat

overcoats

reflective

overcrowds

overcomes

overcome

overcook

overcooks

overcrowd

overgrown

overgrowth

overreach

oversea

oversees

refractive

persuasive

oversee

oversight

oversize

overshoot

overshot

oversleep

overstate

overstock

overuse

overweight

paperweight

overstates

overstay

permissive

perceptive

overstep

perspective

pervasive

preventive

productive

predictive

probative

presumptive

preemptive

positive

primitive

prospective

protective

rapprochement

receptive

punitive

putative

reactive

reappears

reclusive

redemptive

referees

oversell

reforest

refreshes

refractor

refractors

refresher

refreshing

refreshment

refreshments

represent

relative

respective

responsive

repression

repressions

repulsive

reprisals

reprisal

repurchase

restrictive

represents

suppression

reversing

reveries

reverses

rivieres

robberies

reversals

reverser

reversers

reviewers

riverside

reversion

selective

seductive

sedative

rubberize

secretive

sensitive

sapphires

uprising

reversal

sovereignty

uprisings

sobriquet

subjective

substantive

subversion

suffragette

suffragettes

suffragist

suggestive

supersede

suffragists

supersedes

supercharge

talkative

tentative

vindictive

vaporize

4 syllable words

accusative

acquisitive

abrogation

affirmative

africanize

appreciate

appreciable

appreciates

aphorisms

apprehensive

approximate

approximates

approachable

aphorism

associative

alternative

automotive

aviaries

behaviorist

bifurcated

bifurcation

comprehensive

comparative

competitive

commemorative

conservative

consecutive

contemplative

constitutive

consultative

contraceptive

coverages

cumulative

behaviorists

definitive

depreciate

depreciates

demonstrative

depressingly

derivative

educative

diminutive

dispositive

diversity

diversify

duplicative

dissipative

distributive

executive

evocative

diversified

irrespective

fabrication

fabrications

hypersonic

facultative

hyperactive

federative

figurative

generative

illustrative

imitative

fabricated

iterative

imperative

inoffensive

inattentive

indecisive

ineffective

inexpensive

infinitive

inconclusive

initiative

indicative

informative

innovative

insensitive

inquisitive

interpretive

introspective

intuitive

legislative

fabricator

fabricators

locomotive

lubricity

meditative

lubricated

lubrication

nonproductive

operative

overcharges

overcoming

overeager

overexcite

overexcites

overexpose

overreaches

overshadows

oversizes

overstated

overseer

pejorative

oxidative

oversupply

overstatements

palliative

overstatement

preventative

prerogative

preservative

prohibitive

overshadow

qualitative

quantitative

provocative

reconstructive

overseers

refractory

refractories

refrigerant

retrospective

repetitive

regulative

repercussion

repercussions

repurchases

reproductive

restorative

retroactive

refrigerate

reversible

refrigerants

superstitions

speculative

superstructure

stimulative

superlative

supersonic

supersonics

superoxide

superstition

superstructures

unobtrusive

transformative

vegetative

6 syllable words
7 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word oppressive

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Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


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
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

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