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

putative

coercive

attentive

nutritive

protective

additive

cuttlefish

allusive

assertive

causative

collusive

corruptive

curative

emotive

narrative

negative

nonnative

positive

possessive

primitive

probative

punitive

reactive

recessive

relative

sedative

talkative

attractive

compulsive

convulsive

obtrusive

reflexive

cohesive

fugitive

derisive

creative

corrosive

abortive

abrasive

abusive

adaptive

adoptive

affective

aggressive

appointive

assaultive

cognitive

collective

combative

conducive

connective

decorative

detective

eruptive

fixative

formative

inactive

laxative

lucrative

normative

obsessive

offensive

oppressive

persuasive

productive

progressive

regressive

repulsive

scuttlebutt

secretive

seductive

selective

sensitive

submissive

subversive

successive

tentative

substantive

adhesive

adjective

digestive

suggestive

corrective

decisive

permissive

pervasive

illusive

divisive

directive

elusive

erosive

evasive

battlefield

conclusive

conductive

convective

impulsive

inductive

intensive

intrusive

presumptive

disruptive

exhaustive

prospective

refractive

responsive

constructive

obstructive

congestive

objective

subjective

battlefields

battlefront

deceptive

defective

defensive

restrictive

depressive

dispersive

impassive

incisive

extensive

discursive

effective

effusive

elective

excessive

invasive

destructive

dismissive

perceptive

expansive

expletive

predictive

preemptive

preventive

receptive

reclusive

repressive

distinctive

needlefish

impressive

incentive

inclusive

instructive

infective

invective

inventive

perspective

redemptive

reflective

respective

vindictive

instinctive

descriptive

exclusive

expensive

exploitive

explosive

expressive

Words that rhyme with the word outlive

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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