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

attractive

inductive

redemptive

refractive

adapters

affective

appointive

attentive

collective

combative

connective

deceptive

predictive

protective

inactive

receptive

selective

corruptive

adapter

assertive

adoption

suggestive

substantive

convective

convulsive

exhaustive

prospective

presumptive

responsive

vindictive

adoptions

abrasive

abusive

aggressive

conducive

defective

effective

elective

eruptive

obsessive

offensive

subjective

detective

preemptive

preventive

progressive

regressive

subversive

congestive

constructive

obstructive

objective

successive

submissive

adhesive

adjective

allusive

causative

collusive

decisive

descriptive

digestive

divisive

emotive

exploitive

nonnative

positive

possessive

reactive

recessive

disruptive

reflective

respective

compulsive

incentive

reflexive

conclusive

inventive

infective

invective

impassive

invasive

defensive

discursive

dismissive

dispersive

effusive

perceptive

cognitive

excessive

oppressive

reclusive

incisive

expansive

expensive

explosive

expressive

corrective

curative

directive

elusive

erosive

evasive

illusive

narrative

negative

primitive

probative

punitive

putative

relative

talkative

distinctive

inclusive

obtrusive

fugitive

impressive

godfather

creative

decorative

depressive

persuasive

tentative

laxative

nutritive

normative

instinctive

fixative

formative

lucrative

repulsive

secretive

sensitive

stepdaughters

destructive

exclusive

extensive

godfathers

stepdaughter

pervasive

impulsive

intensive

intrusive

perspective

instructive

stepfather

cohesive

coercive

corrosive

derisive

expletive

outfitted

repressive

restrictive

outfitting

outfitter

permissive

stevedore

motivates

outfitters

motivate

Words that rhyme with the word adoptive

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

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