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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word fugitive.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 fugitive.
1 syllable words
3 syllable words

adjective

digestive

suggestive

additive

causative

narrative

negative

positive

primitive

relative

sedative

talkative

decorative

fixative

formative

normative

congestive

eruptive

laxative

objective

productive

subjective

secretive

seductive

sensitive

tentative

corrective

corruptive

directive

probative

cohesive

conductive

disruptive

inductive

presumptive

affective

adaptive

adoptive

assaultive

abortive

attentive

deceptive

cognitive

defective

collective

combative

connective

detective

effective

elective

inactive

perceptive

predictive

preemptive

preventive

protective

receptive

repulsive

selective

assertive

divisive

nonnative

destructive

expletive

decisive

vegetable

emotive

reactive

substantive

attractive

compulsive

convective

impulsive

convulsive

exhaustive

incentive

infective

invective

inventive

perspective

prospective

redemptive

reflective

refractive

respective

vindictive

constructive

instructive

coercive

creative

obstructive

derisive

excessive

appointive

defensive

depressive

impassive

pocketbook

dismissive

incisive

pocketful

agitprop

vegetables

descriptive

restrictive

adhesive

allusive

evasive

permissive

pervasive

illusive

distinctive

possessive

recessive

elusive

collusive

impressive

intensive

pocketbooks

responsive

instinctive

conducive

discursive

persuasive

exploitive

effusive

progressive

reclusive

expansive

expensive

oppressive

subversive

expressive

dispersive

festival

invasive

corrosive

abrasive

abusive

actively

aggressive

obsessive

offensive

submissive

extensive

regressive

repressive

successive

activist

basketball

conclusive

festivals

inclusive

intrusive

erosive

obtrusive

rightfully

reflexive

vestibule

establish

rectifies

testifies

vestibules

exclusive

dictaphone

justified

justifies

mystifies

basketballs

established

activates

juxtapose

justify

mystify

octopi

rectify

testify

postponements

activists

explosive

activate

postponement

wastebaskets

wastebasket

october

deceitful

face-to-face

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word fugitive

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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