Rhyming Dictionary! Feedback?
Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word adhesive.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
3 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word adhesive.
1 syllable words
3 syllable words

additive

persuasive

productive

narrative

permissive

pervasive

adjective

sedative

derisive

conductive

abrasive

abusive

adoptive

conducive

effusive

laxative

perceptive

predictive

seductive

submissive

digestive

causative

decisive

directive

divisive

allusive

collusive

corrective

positive

possessive

recessive

talkative

inductive

perspective

redemptive

corrosive

vindictive

aggressive

appointive

cognitive

dismissive

formative

incisive

invasive

normative

obsessive

offensive

oppressive

progressive

regressive

repulsive

sensitive

subversive

successive

assertive

corruptive

elusive

erosive

evasive

illusive

negative

nonnative

reactive

relative

suggestive

satisfy

compulsive

conclusive

convulsive

loudspeakers

obtrusive

reflexive

fugitive

creative

congestive

coercive

expletive

substantive

adaptive

abortive

affective

collective

assaultive

attentive

connective

decorative

defensive

selective

depressive

discursive

dispersive

excessive

fixative

impassive

loudspeaker

protective

reclusive

repressive

expansive

inactive

tentative

exhaustive

attractive

convective

intrusive

intensive

punitive

impressive

impulsive

incentive

inclusive

prospective

obstructive

refractive

curative

emotive

probative

responsive

constructive

putative

primitive

objective

subjective

combative

deceptive

effective

elective

defective

detective

eruptive

gettysburg

nutritive

preemptive

preventive

descriptive

exclusive

lucrative

secretive

expensive

explosive

expressive

extensive

restrictive

receptive

exploitive

distinctive

instructive

infective

disruptive

invective

inventive

presumptive

respective

instinctive

reflective

midshipman

destructive

satisfies

outspoken

stockbrokers

stockbroker

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word adhesive

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

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

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

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

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • 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.

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:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

Rhyming Dictionary


Cite This Article

Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

WORD SCRAMBLE. THE WORD FINDER located on the website https://www.thewordfinder.com/