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

accidents

accident

deceptive

abrasive

abusive

academe

adaptive

acetone

affective

adjective

adoptive

additive

aggressive

adhesive

attentive

astounded

attractive

appointive

assaultive

astonish

assertive

asthmatics

asthmatic

astounding

besetting

begotten

auctioneers

auctioneer

allusive

defective

descriptive

collective

causative

decorative

cognitive

cessation

cohesive

coercive

combative

causation

connective

compulsive

conductive

conclusive

conducive

congestive

collusive

constructive

convective

defensive

corrective

creative

convulsive

corruptive

costumers

corrosive

costumer

curative

decedents

customers

customize

decedent

customer

decadent

decadents

decisive

depressive

bystander

derisive

bystanders

disruptive

destinies

destiny

digestive

directive

dispersive

distances

discursive

dissidents

dissident

dissidence

distemper

disdainful

dismissive

distinction

distinctions

echidna

divisive

effective

elective

effusive

guesstimate

elusive

emotive

eruptive

erosive

equations

equation

estimate

estimates

equating

excessive

abortive

excitement

exceeding

extensive

exciting

exclusive

expensive

expansive

exploitive

expletive

explosive

expressive

extenders

exhaustive

extender

extension

extensions

guesstimates

extinguished

extinction

extinctions

fastener

fixative

fasteners

fastening

fastenings

fictional

fixation

fustian

fugitive

formative

evasive

hesitant

illusive

inactive

impassive

impressive

impulsive

inclusive

incisive

inductive

incentive

inventive

infective

instructive

lastingly

invasive

intensive

intrusive

invective

istanbul

laxative

lecithin

liechtenstein

locating

ligation

lightening

listeners

listening

listener

lucrative

macadam

location

locations

negative

nicotine

narrative

nightingale

nonnative

nutritive

normative

nightmarish

objective

obsessive

obstructive

offensive

obtrusive

occident

oppressive

perceptive

perspective

persuasive

permissive

positions

position

pervasive

negation

positive

possessive

post-mortem

preemptive

postnatal

postmasters

postmaster

preventive

presumptive

seductive

prospective

protective

primitive

selective

probative

receptive

productive

putative

reactive

punitive

questionnaire

questioner

questioners

progressive

reflective

reactions

recessive

questionnaires

reclusive

redemptive

rectangle

rectangles

reflexive

refractive

relative

repressive

repulsive

residence

sedative

sectional

resident

regressive

responsive

secretive

residents

right-handed

pseudonym

pseudonyms

sensitive

taxation

reaction

subjective

submissive

substantive

succeeding

suggestive

subversive

successive

systemic

sustenance

tentative

testament

talkative

tectonic

tectonics

testaments

ticketing

toastmaster

vindictive

visiting

victimize

vacations

vocations

vacation

vocation

4 syllable words

accidental

academic

academies

academy

accusative

academics

acquisitive

affirmative

actionable

associative

alternative

apprehensive

astonishment

astonishing

automotive

constitutive

contemplative

commemorative

comparative

consecutive

competitive

conservative

comprehensive

consultative

cumulative

customary

customizes

contraceptive

demonstrative

derivative

diminutive

dictionaries

dictionary

destinations

dichotomy

dissipative

distributive

distinguishes

dispositive

distinguishing

duplicative

educative

estimated

extensively

estimable

estimations

estimator

estimators

evocative

exceedingly

executive

estonian

extendible

extenuate

estimation

estonians

extinguisher

extinguishers

facultative

federative

extinguishment

figurative

generative

hesitantly

hesitancy

hyperactive

hypertensive

illustrative

destination

imperative

prerogative

imitative

inattentive

ineffective

preventative

indicative

initiative

inexpensive

inquisitive

irrespective

innovative

inoffensive

introspective

intuitive

interpretive

isotonic

iterative

informative

insensitive

legislative

legitimize

legitimate

meditative

locomotive

macedonian

misdemeanor

misdemeanors

inconclusive

nonproductive

occidental

operative

ostentation

ostensible

ostensibly

oxidative

palliative

pejorative

posthumously

indecisive

prohibitive

provocative

quantitative

qualitative

questionable

reconstructive

rectangular

regulative

reproductive

residences

repetitive

residencies

residency

restorative

retroactive

retrospective

residential

stimulative

speculative

superlative

sustainable

testimonies

testimony

transformative

unobtrusive

vegetative

preservative

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word distinctive

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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