Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Apprehensive

80 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Apprehensive"

39 words

These words rhyme exactly with "apprehensive" — same ending sound.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
pensive2Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
comprehensive4nounBroadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
extensive3Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
offensive3nounCausing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
intensive3nounDone with intensity or to a great degree; thorough.
defensive3noun(chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
inoffensive4not offensive
expensive3Having a high price or cost.
inexpensive4Involving little expense; reasonable in price; cheap.
tensive2Of or pertaining to tension
counteroffensive5nounUS spelling of counter-offensive. [An attack made in response to a previous offensive, and intended to stop it.]
hypertensive4nounOf, pertaining to, or causing hypertension.
commonsense of4
defence of3
defense of3
dense of2
dispense of3
expense of3
fence of2
frankincense of4
hence of2
immense of3
incense of3
intense of3
lense of2
offense of3
pence of2
pense of2
prensa of2
pretense of3
recompense of4
sensa of2
sense of2
spence of2
spens of2
suspense of3
tense of2
thence of2
whence of2

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Apprehensive"

41 words

These words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
apprehension4nounAnticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
essential3nounNecessary.
perceptive3Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.
contention3nounArgument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
relentless3Unremitting, steady and persistent.
tremendous3Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
attentive3Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
aggressive3nounCharacterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
inventive3Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.
receptive3Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas.
potential3nounA currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
menace2nounA perceived threat or danger.
intention3nounA course of action that a person intends to follow.
consequences4nounAn old-fashioned parlour game describing the meeting of a lady and gentleman and the ensuing events, each player in turn writing a part of the story, not knowing what the others have written.
tension2nounThe condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
incentive3nounSomething that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
horrendous3Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
obsessive3nounHaving one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.
apprentice3nounA trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
rejection3nounThe act of rejecting.
interdependence5nounThe condition of being interdependent.
sentence2noun(grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied. In modern writing, when using e.g. the Latin, Greek or Cyrillic alphabets, typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or other punctuation.
dimension3nounA measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.
invention3nounSomething invented.
reception3nounThe act of receiving.
attention3noun(uncountable) Mental focus.
mention2verbA speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
apprehended4Conceived; understood.
defenseless3Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.
suspended3Caused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed.
offenses3nounThe act of offending.
expenses3"Expenses" is the seventh episode of the third season of the AMC television series Better Call Saul, the spinoff series of Breaking Bad.
pencil2nounA writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper.
senses2The Senses, or Sense, were a Dacian tribe in the southern region of Dacia.
ended2(especially in combination) Having (a specified kind or number of) ends.
defended3Having defenses.
mentions2verbTo make a short reference to something.
quenches2verb(transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
afrocentric4Focusing on black African people.
benzes2nounA surname from German.
independence4nounThe quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.

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