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

impressive

infantile

invective

reflexive

affective

attentive

excessive

defective

depressive

infancy

congestive

preventive

effective

invasive

possessive

recessive

expansive

expressive

respective

responsive

convective

convinces

convulsive

reflective

impulsive

inclusive

inductive

intrusive

connective

deceptive

detective

discursive

dispersive

elective

impassive

inactive

incisive

obsessive

oppressive

progressive

protective

receptive

convincing

selective

collective

repressive

impending

unbending

aggressive

regressive

repulsive

seductive

successive

invention

primitive

decisive

divisive

explosive

suggestive

exclusive

compulsive

conclusive

conductive

confounded

disruptive

infantry

inventions

inventors

presumptive

prospective

redemptive

refractive

unfounded

vindictive

convention

objective

subjective

comeuppance

dismissive

fixative

abrasive

abusive

adaptive

conducive

connivance

effusive

eruptive

inventor

predictive

productive

subversive

reclusive

submissive

symphonic

tympanic

destructive

elusive

allusive

assertive

collusive

curative

evasive

erosive

illusive

negative

punitive

relative

sedative

tenpenny

attractive

exhaustive

unbounded

unbundle

chimpanzees

obtrusive

perspective

conventions

abortive

adoptive

assaultive

chimpanzee

combative

perceptive

conveyance

infante

preemptive

sensitive

decorative

persuasive

secretive

descriptive

additive

causative

corrective

corruptive

emotive

directive

pervasive

narrative

infamy

positive

putative

reactive

talkative

digestive

fugitive

obstructive

creative

formative

derisive

laxative

lucrative

normative

nutritive

coercive

tentative

expletive

distinctive

nonnative

instructive

permissive

compensate

constructive

probative

cohesive

impinges

instinctive

compensates

components

confinement

corrosive

appointive

exploitive

adhesive

adjective

component

compunction

uneven

empanel

substantive

cognitive

impanel

infinite

convenient

restrictive

tympanum

companion

dumbfounded

homophone

unfinished

lymphomas

compounded

campion

champion

lymphoma

symphony

zambian

symphonies

campana

company

bambinos

champions

ambient

companies

embankments

conveying

bambino

pompano

dampening

compounding

embayment

nonpayment

confounding

dumbfounding

companions

embankment

homophones

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word inoffensive

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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