Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word restrictive.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 restrictive.
1 syllable words
2 syllable words

active

actors

actor

asters

aster

astral

astray

astride

auster

austral

australs

austere

backdrops

backstairs

backdrop

backdoor

backdoors

backstroke

bistro

boosters

bustard

booster

buckthorn

buster

bookstores

bookstore

bestrode

destruct

busters

captive

castrate

castrates

cistern

casters

cisterns

caster

coasters

coaster

castor

coster

destroyed

custard

daughters

daughter

destroy

destroys

bastard

bastards

destructs

baxter

dextrin

dextrose

distort

distract

distorts

distracts

distressed

distraught

distrust

distrusts

disturb

disturbs

easter

doctrines

doctrine

dusters

duster

doctors

doctor

eastern

endive

estrich

esters

estrange

ester

foxtrot

extorts

extra

extort

extract

extracts

extras

extreme

extremes

extrude

extrudes

feaster

faster

fester

fighters

factors

festive

fighter

fixture

foister

forgive

fixtures

foster

fosters

factor

furtive

gaster

gastric

dexter

hectare

hectares

hector

hucksters

huckster

gestures

gesture

mastered

kestrels

jester

jesters

lectern

laster

lister

lector

laughter

massive

lecture

lectures

lester

lighters

maestro

luster

lustre

master

lighter

mistreats

mistreat

mistral

mester

misgive

missive

misters

mister

masters

mistrust

mistrusts

mixture

motive

mixtures

moisture

mustards

musters

muster

native

mustard

nectar

nestor

nostril

nostrils

nostrums

octave

olive

ostrich

outlive

oysters

oyster

passive

ouster

paster

pastries

pastry

pastors

pastor

pastures

pasture

pensive

plaintive

picture

pestered

pesters

pictured

pictures

pester

poster

posters

posture

postures

relive

rector

restive

restraints

restore

restores

restrain

restrains

restraint

rostrum

roister

roasters

roosters

rosters

rooster

roster

righter

shoestring

shyster

sectors

shysters

roaster

sector

sisters

taster

tasters

testers

toasters

texture

tester

textures

toaster

tighter

sister

twisters

twister

vectors

vector

victor

victors

waster

wasters

westerns

western

westwards

westward

yachters

yachter

zoster

rightward

3 syllable words

actresses

abrasive

abusive

adjective

affective

aggressive

additive

appointive

adhesive

allusive

assertive

assaultive

adaptive

astrakhan

adoptive

asterisk

asteroids

asteroid

astraddle

astringents

astringent

astronaut

astronauts

attentive

attractive

australians

australian

austerely

austrian

austrians

backwater

backwaters

bigotry

detective

castrated

cognitive

cistercian

collective

castration

castrations

chesterfield

causative

coercive

cohesive

combative

collusive

conductive

connective

conclusive

congestive

conducive

compulsive

convective

corrective

corruptive

creative

corrosive

convulsive

curative

destroyers

dastardly

deceptive

defective

decorative

depressive

derisive

decisive

decider

defensive

destroyer

basketry

destruction

disruptive

directive

dismissive

dispersive

distortion

digestive

discursive

distortions

abortive

distracted

distracting

distresses

distressing

distributes

distractions

distrustful

distribute

distraction

disturbance

doctrinaire

doctrinal

doctoral

doctorate

doctorates

easterling

easterly

easterners

effective

elective

divisive

eruptive

easterner

emotive

elusive

effusive

equators

equator

erosive

estrangement

evasive

excessive

exhaustive

fugitive

exclusive

expletive

extensive

exploitive

explosive

expressive

extirpates

extortion

external

extirpate

extraction

extractions

extradite

extrinsic

extremist

extradites

extremely

extricates

extremists

expensive

extricate

extrusion

extrovert

expansive

factories

fixative

factoring

factory

formative

gastroscope

incentive

invective

histories

illusive

history

impassive

impressive

impulsive

inactive

inductive

inclusive

infective

instinctive

intensive

intrusive

invasive

inventive

incisive

laxative

lecturer

lucrative

locators

lecturers

locator

masterful

masterly

mistrials

masterpiece

mistreated

masturbates

misdirect

mistreatment

mistresses

mistrial

mistrustful

mysteries

masturbate

narrative

musketeer

mystery

musketeers

negative

mastery

nutritive

objective

normative

obsessive

ostriches

obtrusive

oppressive

ostracize

offensive

ostrogoth

ostrogoths

nonnative

nocturnal

pastoral

pastrami

pasteurize

pectoral

perspective

permissive

yesterdays

positive

predictive

posterior

posteriors

possessive

picturesque

prospective

protective

presumptive

preemptive

productive

progressive

primitive

preventive

probative

putative

punitive

reactive

reflective

refractive

receptive

reflexive

regressive

recessive

reclusive

rectory

reactors

relative

repressive

repulsive

respective

responsive

restaurant

restaurants

restorer

reactor

restriction

redemptive

restrictions

secretive

perceptive

persuasive

pervasive

yesteryear

seductive

selective

sensitive

sedative

sectoral

subjective

sisterhood

submissive

substantive

taciturn

talkative

successive

suggestive

subversive

tentative

together

victories

vindictive

visitors

victory

visitor

westerlies

westerly

westerners

westernmost

westerner

yesterday

togethers

4 syllable words

acquisitive

accusative

accoutrement

accoutrements

alternative

actuaries

affirmative

associative

apprehensive

actuary

astrologer

astrology

astrologers

astronautic

astronautics

astronomy

astronomers

astronomer

austerity

automotive

bacteria

bacterial

commemorative

comparative

comprehensive

consecutive

constitutive

competitive

conservative

consultative

contraceptive

contemplative

cumulative

demonstrative

daughter-in-law

definitive

derivative

bacterium

dispositive

dissipative

diminutive

dexterity

distributed

distributing

distributors

distributor

distribution

distributions

disturbances

duplicative

docudrama

educative

esoteric

estuaries

estuary

evocative

exothermic

exterminates

exterminate

exterior

exteriors

externally

extortionists

extortionist

extortionate

extricable

extricated

extremities

extradition

extravagance

extremity

extrication

extravagant

federative

facultative

figurative

executive

gastronomy

generative

gastrulation

historians

historian

historical

hysterical

hypertensive

illustrative

hyperactive

imperative

imitative

intuitive

inattentive

indicative

ineffective

indecisive

inexpensive

inconclusive

infinitive

insensitive

introspective

inquisitive

informative

innovative

interpretive

irrespective

initiative

pejorative

iterative

isothermal

inoffensive

legislative

locomotive

masterfully

meditative

masturbation

mesothorax

mesodermal

nestorian

nonproductive

nugatory

operative

ostracism

palliative

oxidative

masterpieces

pasteurizes

pictorial

posterity

preservative

preventative

prerogative

prohibitive

provocative

quantitative

qualitative

regulative

reproductive

repetitive

restorative

restaurateurs

restaurateur

restoration

restorations

retroactive

retrospective

sectarian

sister-in-law

speculative

stimulative

superlative

unobtrusive

taxidermist

taxidermy

transformative

vegetative

victorian

victoria

victorians

victorine

victorias

taxidermists

7 syllable words
9 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word restrictive

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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