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

suggestive

expensive

extensive

compulsive

convective

convulsive

incentive

infective

inventive

prospective

reflective

refractive

abrasive

abusive

adaptive

appointive

conducive

deceptive

depressive

detective

effusive

elective

excessive

productive

receptive

submissive

subversive

objective

congestive

subjective

allusive

assertive

collusive

rabbinic

expansive

digestive

substantive

invective

redemptive

avenger

attractive

conclusive

impressive

obtrusive

respective

responsive

abortive

adoptive

assaultive

combative

discursive

dismissive

dispersive

impassive

perceptive

predictive

reclusive

repressive

sensitive

abeyance

adjective

corrective

decisive

directive

divisive

elusive

erosive

evasive

expressive

illusive

pervasive

savannas

coercive

distinctive

exhaustive

perspective

scavenging

obstructive

cognitive

incisive

invasive

persuasive

repulsive

tentative

preemptive

descriptive

exclusive

explosive

nonnative

probative

corruptive

emotive

defiance

adhesive

subpoenas

inclusive

intrusive

cohesive

presumptive

conductive

scavenger

impulsive

constructive

corrosive

creative

derisive

seductive

eruptive

inactive

sponsorship

scavengers

talkative

avenues

permissive

additive

japanese

narrative

negative

primitive

relative

revenues

sedative

punitive

causative

curative

javanese

positive

putative

reactive

instructive

disruptive

inductive

vindictive

sponsorships

instinctive

fugitive

decorative

destructive

exploitive

fixative

formative

laxative

lucrative

normative

nutritive

secretive

copying

submission

bubonic

libyans

lovingly

submissions

expletive

restrictive

deviance

spongiform

reopens

movingly

spangler

newfangled

newfangle

Words that rhyme with the word offensive

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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