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

acoustic

accosted

abrasive

abusive

accustom

accustomed

additive

acoustics

adaptive

adhesive

adjective

affective

adoptive

aggressive

appointive

allusive

assaultive

assistants

assertive

assistance

assistant

attractive

combative

causative

cognitive

coexist

coercive

cohesive

collective

collusive

attentive

congestive

connective

compulsive

conclusive

conducive

conductive

constructive

convective

convulsive

corrective

curative

corrosive

corruptive

creative

dejected

decorative

deceptive

decisive

defensive

defective

descriptive

depressive

derisive

detective

destructive

digester

desiccates

desiccate

digestion

dismissive

distinctive

digestive

directive

disgusted

discursive

disgusting

dissections

dispersive

dissecting

disaster

disruptive

dissected

dissection

disasters

divisive

elusive

exhaustive

erosive

effective

eruptive

essayist

expletive

exploitive

effusive

ejection

emotive

evasive

exacting

existing

existence

exaction

excessive

exclusive

exactly

executes

execute

exhausted

exhausting

exhaustion

exactions

existent

expansive

expensive

exquisite

expressive

extensive

explosive

elective

fixative

talkative

fugitive

formative

abortive

illusive

inactive

impulsive

impassive

impressive

incentive

incisive

inclusive

infective

instinctive

inductive

instructive

intensive

intrusive

inventive

invasive

invective

laxative

lucrative

majestic

magistrates

narrative

negative

normative

nutritive

objective

magistrate

majesty

nonnative

newcastle

newscasters

newscaster

obsessive

obstructive

offensive

obtrusive

oppressive

pakistan

pacesetter

requisites

permissive

persuasive

perspective

pervasive

phagocytes

phagocyte

positive

primitive

substantive

predictive

possessive

preemptive

presumptive

preventive

progressive

productive

probative

prospective

protective

punitive

putative

refractive

requisite

receptive

recessive

redemptive

reclusive

reactive

reflective

reflexive

registers

registrant

registrants

relative

regressive

registries

registry

rejections

registrars

rejection

registrar

repressive

repulsive

requester

register

secretive

sensitive

subjective

resisting

restrictive

responsive

respective

resection

resistance

resistant

sedative

ricochet

seductive

selective

submissive

sequestered

successive

sequesters

sequester

suggestive

subversive

perceptive

suggestion

suggestions

vindictive

tentative

visigoths

visigoth

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Words that rhyme with the word acquisitive

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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