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

curative

negative

nonnative

relative

putative

sedative

primitive

possessive

punitive

fugitive

conductive

presumptive

abortive

combative

adaptive

assaultive

decorative

eruptive

fixative

lucrative

nutritive

pocketbook

pocketful

secretive

seductive

sensitive

tentative

corruptive

adjective

substantive

digestive

attractive

compulsive

convulsive

exhaustive

refractive

inductive

pocketbooks

disruptive

adoptive

constructive

deceptive

defective

detective

effective

elective

inactive

obstructive

perceptive

predictive

preventive

receptive

repulsive

emotive

permissive

expletive

assertive

adhesive

corrective

decisive

reactive

destructive

directive

divisive

probative

impulsive

incentive

infective

invective

inventive

perspective

redemptive

reflective

respective

vindictive

creative

instructive

derisive

actively

affective

appointive

attentive

incisive

selective

collective

connective

impassive

preemptive

repressive

protective

descriptive

suggestive

restrictive

allusive

collusive

distinctive

pervasive

rightfully

octopi

recessive

basketball

activist

convective

obtrusive

prospective

responsive

cohesive

agitprop

congestive

instinctive

objective

subjective

abrasive

abusive

aggressive

conducive

festival

justified

justifies

obsessive

offensive

oppressive

persuasive

progressive

corrosive

regressive

coercive

submissive

subversive

successive

basketballs

expansive

exploitive

vegetable

activates

conclusive

elusive

erosive

evasive

festivals

illusive

intensive

intrusive

justify

juxtapose

october

reflexive

vegetables

establish

activists

extensive

activate

defensive

depressive

dismissive

dispersive

dictaphone

discursive

effusive

excessive

invasive

mystifies

reclusive

rectifies

testifies

established

wastebaskets

impressive

inclusive

vestibule

testify

mystify

rectify

exclusive

expensive

explosive

expressive

vestibules

wastebasket

deceitful

postponements

face-to-face

postponement

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word positive

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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