Nouns Ending in VE and Containing SS

This list gathers 26 English nouns ending in VE and containing SS, such as Progressive, Passive, Dissolve, Possessive, Obsessive, Submissive and Depressive. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our noun grammar guide to review pluralization and capitalization rules.

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Starts with A
4 words
antitussive
antiprogressive
abessive
adessive
Starts with C
2 words
concessive
cessative
Starts with D
3 words
dissolve
depressive
dissociative
Starts with E
2 words
egressive
essive
Starts with I
4 words
immunosuppressive
ingressive
inessive
incrassative
Starts with J
1 words
jussive
Starts with M
2 words
missive
mediopassive
Starts with N
1 words
necessitative
Starts with O
1 words
obsessive
Starts with P
3 words
progressive
passive
possessive
Starts with R
1 words
recessive
Starts with S
2 words
submissive
suppressive

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