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

abrasive

additive

abusive

abortive

adhesive

abolish

adaptive

attentive

adjective

allusive

aggressive

affective

adoptive

afflicting

afflictions

affliction

applesauce

appointive

assaultive

assertive

applicants

applicant

attractive

decorative

aviles

collective

cohesive

buffalos

cablegram

causative

cavalcade

civilized

civilize

cobblestone

coercive

cobblestones

cognitive

collusive

conclusive

conductive

conducive

corrective

corruptive

combative

congestive

connective

convulsive

constructive

convective

corrosive

curative

creative

decisive

biblical

deceptive

deflected

exclusive

expansive

defective

dispersive

derisive

defensive

depressive

descriptive

disruptive

destructive

discursive

detective

digestive

directive

dismissive

distinctive

divisive

elective

elusive

erosive

duplicate

duplicates

effective

effusive

emotive

epilogue

evasive

expensive

excessive

deflection

explosive

fixative

expressive

deflector

exhaustive

expletive

exploitive

extensive

fugitive

formative

illusive

deflectors

impassive

impressive

inactive

incisive

incentive

inclusive

inductive

infective

instinctive

instructive

intensive

invasive

putative

intrusive

invective

lucrative

narrative

negative

mobilize

nepalese

oppressive

normative

nutritive

novelists

novelist

nonnative

objective

obligate

obliges

obliging

obsessive

offensive

obtrusive

obliquely

obloquy

obligates

obstructive

laxative

payables

presumptive

perceptive

permissive

perspective

positive

possessive

populace

populists

populist

predictive

pervasive

persuasive

preemptive

preventive

primitive

productive

reclusive

reactive

prospective

progressive

protective

publicists

inventive

publicize

publicly

punitive

publisher

publishers

publishes

publicist

recessive

probative

receptive

redemptive

reflected

reflecting

relative

regressive

reflective

reflexive

refractive

reflector

reflectors

reflexes

replaces

replicas

replica

replacements

replicate

replicates

replacement

responsive

respective

restrictive

revulsion

secretive

sedative

seductive

selective

sensitive

reflections

talkative

tablespoon

suggestive

subjective

submissive

subversive

successive

substantive

tablespoons

tablecloths

tablecloth

supplicant

tentative

upholster

vindictive

whiplashes

reflection

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word repulsive

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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