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

abortive

adaptive

adjective

abusive

adoptive

affective

additive

abrasive

adhesive

allusive

ancestral

amasses

amazes

ancestors

ancestry

ancestor

amigos

aggressive

cognitive

assaultive

assertive

attentive

attractive

causative

bonuses

censuses

cohesive

coercive

collective

annexes

collusive

combative

anxiously

appointive

conclusive

concussion

compulsive

concussions

concession

concoctions

concessions

concoction

concisely

conductive

connective

conducive

congestive

congested

congestion

conjugal

conjugates

conjectures

conjugate

conjecture

consequence

consequent

consistent

consignment

convective

constructive

convulsive

corrective

creative

consciously

corrosive

corruptive

curative

consecrate

deceptive

decorative

defective

decisive

defensive

derisive

descriptive

demagogue

demagogues

dismissive

depressive

detective

discursive

destructive

digestive

directive

dispersive

disruptive

distinctive

effusive

divisive

downsizings

downsizing

effective

elective

emotive

elusive

engagements

engagement

engages

enmeshes

engaging

erosive

eruptive

incision

evasive

exploitive

excessive

expletive

exhaustive

exclusive

expressive

explosive

expansive

expensive

extensive

fixative

finishes

formative

fugitive

fungicide

fungicides

geniuses

illusive

homages

images

inactive

impressive

impulsive

hanukkahs

incentive

incessant

impassive

incisions

damages

incisive

inductive

inclusive

ingested

inexact

infective

ingestion

incisor

incisors

injections

injustice

injectors

injector

injection

insistent

insistence

insightful

inventive

instinctive

instructive

intensive

intrusive

insouciant

invasive

invective

kinshasa

lancaster

laxative

languishes

languishing

linkages

languages

lucrative

manages

menaces

minuses

narrative

negative

obsessive

predictive

insecure

preventive

nutritive

normative

oppressive

obtrusive

offensive

nuances

obstructive

primitive

persuasive

perspective

perceptive

pervasive

positive

possessive

permissive

preemptive

presumptive

nonnative

productive

probative

objective

progressive

putative

punishes

punitive

protective

prospective

receptive

reclusive

reactive

recessive

redemptive

relative

reflective

regressive

refractive

reflexive

remisses

respective

responsive

repulsive

repressive

restrictive

secretive

rummages

sciences

sedative

sensitive

seductive

vindictive

selective

submissive

successive

suggestive

subjective

subversive

substantive

tentative

unquestioned

synagogue

talkative

tonnages

unshackle

synagogues

vanishes

whimsical

sinuses

whimsically

ramshackle

7 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word inquisitive

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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