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

adjective

abrasive

adaptive

abusive

additive

adhesive

adoptive

aggressive

allusive

ambushes

amoebas

attractive

attentive

assaultive

assertive

appointive

bonobos

campaigner

canvasses

causative

canvassers

campaigners

campaigning

confections

cognitive

collusive

coercive

cohesive

combative

confesses

compacted

fixative

combustion

composes

compulsive

conducive

composites

composers

composing

composite

confection

composure

conclusive

composer

compassion

confession

campuses

canapes

confusing

constructive

confiscate

confucian

confusion

configure

confusions

confuses

convection

corrective

convulsive

conviction

convictions

curative

creative

corruptive

corrosive

decisive

decorative

depressive

derisive

descriptive

destructive

directive

dismissive

dispersive

digestive

discursive

disruptive

distinctive

effusive

divisive

elusive

embassies

embassy

exploitive

embezzle

embezzled

excessive

exhaustive

emotive

evasive

embezzles

emphasized

emphasize

erosive

eruptive

exclusive

envisage

expansive

expensive

expletive

explosive

expressive

extensive

confessions

fugitive

genovese

impassive

abortive

honeybees

illusive

imbecile

imbeciles

impacted

incisive

impassion

impassioned

impeaches

impressive

impeachment

impostor

imposing

impeachments

impulsive

inclusive

impostors

infection

infighting

infections

infusion

infusions

instinctive

invasive

intrusive

invasion

invasions

investors

investments

investor

reflexive

refractive

formative

investment

redemptive

reactive

obstructive

laxative

manifest

lucrative

lumbago

manifests

obsessive

menopause

nonnative

negative

narrative

obtrusive

normative

nutritive

offensive

oppressive

perspective

perceptive

persuasive

pervasive

permissive

positive

possessive

preemptive

productive

primitive

progressive

probative

presumptive

punitive

putative

rampages

recessive

invoices

reclusive

regressive

reinvests

reinvest

relative

reimpose

repressive

repulsive

restrictive

sedative

secretive

sensitive

successive

substantive

submissive

subversive

suggestive

responsive

tentative

talkative

unbiased

unbeknown

wannabes

imposes

4 syllable words

acquisitive

accusative

affirmative

alternative

associative

apprehensive

automotive

benefactor

benefactors

beneficial

beneficence

beneficent

commemorative

comparative

competitive

compassionate

composition

compositions

comprehensive

confectioner

confectioners

facultative

confessional

consecutive

confiscated

confiscation

conservative

constitutive

contemplative

consultative

contraceptive

convocation

cumulative

definitive

derivative

demonstrative

diminutive

dispositive

dissipative

distributive

educative

duplicative

embezzler

executive

embezzlers

emphasizes

emphasizing

evocative

emphysema

envisages

embezzlement

federative

confessionals

figurative

generative

imitative

hyperactive

illustrative

hypertensive

inconclusive

impassable

impeccable

imposition

imperative

impossible

impossibly

impeachable

indecisive

inexpensive

infeasible

infestations

insensitive

infestation

initiative

innovative

informative

inquisitive

interpretive

introspective

intuitive

inefficient

irrespective

investigate

investigates

investiture

invigorate

invocation

invisible

invisibles

iterative

manufacture

lumpectomies

lumpectomy

manifestly

locomotive

legislative

manifesto

manufactured

minibuses

meditative

manufactures

nonproductive

operative

oxidative

palliative

omnibuses

pejorative

pomposity

prerogative

preventative

preservative

prohibitive

quantitative

provocative

qualitative

reconstructive

reemphasize

repetitive

reinvestment

regulative

reproductive

retroactive

retrospective

restorative

stimulative

speculative

superlative

transformative

unbecoming

unobtrusive

symposium

symposiums

vegetative

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Words that rhyme with the word infective

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
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  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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