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

adaptive

additive

adjective

abusive

addiction

abrasive

adhesive

adequate

addictions

adjutant

adoptive

attractive

assaultive

atheist

allusive

appointive

aggressive

atheists

assertive

attentive

autistic

batiste

corrective

affective

conductive

creative

abortive

combative

coercive

cohesive

cognitive

collective

causative

collusive

chidester

deducted

compulsive

conducive

constructive

connective

congestive

corruptive

convulsive

convective

corrosive

curative

decorative

conclusive

deceptive

decisive

dedicates

dedicate

impulsive

deductive

defective

elective

deduction

deductions

emotive

defensive

destructive

descriptive

detective

erosive

depressive

derisive

didactic

directive

disruptive

distinctive

digestive

discursive

dismissive

divisive

dispersive

eruptive

etiquette

detection

effective

effusive

elusive

educates

educate

evasive

exhaustive

expansive

expletive

exploitive

explosive

excessive

extensive

exclusive

expensive

expressive

fixative

formative

fugitive

detectors

illusive

impassive

impressive

detector

inactive

incentive

inductive

infective

perceptive

inclusive

instinctive

instructive

petticoat

intrusive

invective

inventive

invasive

laxative

litigate

litigates

lucrative

medicates

medicate

medicaid

midwestern

mitigate

modesty

mitigates

modestly

narrative

negative

normative

nutritive

nonnative

objective

obsessive

obstructive

obtrusive

offensive

oppressive

outsider

perspective

incisive

pedestal

pedestals

permissive

predictive

productive

persuasive

outsiders

pervasive

petticoats

outstanding

positive

presumptive

preemptive

preventive

primitive

probative

intensive

possessive

punitive

putative

protective

prospective

quietist

progressive

redemptive

reductions

receptive

reclusive

reduction

recessive

reflective

reflexive

refractive

repulsive

relative

repressive

respective

responsive

regressive

restrictive

sedative

reactive

seductive

secretive

selective

seduction

southeastern

sensitive

southwestern

staccato

substantive

submissive

successive

suggestive

subversive

talkative

tentative

vindictive

viaduct

viaducts

subjective

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Words that rhyme with the word radioactive

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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