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

activate

abrasive

abusive

activates

adaptive

activist

activists

adhesive

adjective

adoptive

appointive

allusive

aggressive

agitprop

attentive

attractive

assertive

assaultive

basketball

basketballs

detective

causative

abortive

cognitive

conductive

combative

collusive

cohesive

congestive

conclusive

conducive

compulsive

constructive

convective

decorative

defective

corruptive

corrosive

creative

deceptive

curative

decisive

defensive

derisive

convulsive

deceitful

destructive

coercive

descriptive

digestive

dictaphone

discursive

disruptive

distinctive

divisive

dismissive

dispersive

expensive

effective

effusive

erosive

elective

eruptive

emotive

expletive

exhaustive

elusive

expansive

establish

established

excessive

evasive

exclusive

exploitive

explosive

extensive

expressive

face-to-face

fixative

formative

festival

festivals

fugitive

impassive

illusive

impulsive

impressive

incentive

incisive

inclusive

inductive

depressive

instructive

intensive

intrusive

instinctive

invasive

invective

lucrative

inventive

juxtapose

justified

justifies

justify

infective

mystify

negative

mystifies

nonnative

objective

normative

offensive

octopi

obtrusive

obstructive

nutritive

obsessive

oppressive

october

perceptive

perspective

persuasive

subjective

permissive

pervasive

pocketbook

possessive

preventive

positive

predictive

preemptive

presumptive

productive

prospective

primitive

probative

punitive

putative

progressive

receptive

recessive

rectify

pocketful

pocketbooks

reclusive

rectifies

redemptive

refractive

seductive

reflective

reflexive

relative

regressive

repulsive

repressive

respective

secretive

sedative

restrictive

rightfully

sensitive

responsive

suggestive

successive

submissive

subversive

substantive

vindictive

postponement

tentative

testify

vestibule

testifies

vestibules

vegetable

vegetables

wastebasket

postponements

wastebaskets

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word active

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

Rhyming Dictionary


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