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

digestive

extensive

attendance

attendant

conductive

identics

infective

invective

redemptive

reflective

reflexive

refractive

respective

distinctive

abortive

addendum

assaultive

obsessive

predictive

progressive

successive

adoptive

perceptive

aggressive

oppressive

regressive

combative

corrective

nonnative

constructive

obstructive

directive

putative

adjective

attention

potential

expensive

instinctive

compulsive

addendums

obtrusive

perspective

cognitive

depressive

abrasive

abusive

cottonwood

attentions

excessive

potentials

nutritive

patently

preemptive

sensitive

submissive

subversive

tentative

allusive

attainder

attendants

collusive

corruptive

descriptive

detention

emotive

evasive

expansive

negative

probative

relative

restrictive

sedative

cottonwoods

exhaustive

impressive

creative

presumptive

responsive

decorative

eruptive

discursive

dismissive

dispersive

detentions

conducive

impassive

inactive

repressive

potentate

seductive

outmoded

pedantry

reclusive

exploitive

expressive

curative

divisive

elusive

additive

causative

decisive

detonate

erosive

cottonmouth

retention

illusive

latinate

narrative

pervasive

positive

primitive

punitive

reactive

rotunda

talkative

titanate

conclusive

convulsive

inductive

intrusive

fugitive

disruptive

potentates

vindictive

coercive

adenoids

fixative

formative

invasive

effusive

incisive

laxative

lucrative

midwinter

repulsive

normative

persuasive

secretive

destructive

exclusive

expletive

explosive

adhesive

patiently

adenoid

readmit

retinoid

admittance

impulsive

inclusive

redundant

instructive

red-handed

cohesive

automates

corrosive

derisive

retinoids

automate

permissive

rotundo

sidewinder

standardize

radiant

godmothers

godmother

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word attentive

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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