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

adjective

attractive

convective

prospective

refractive

activate

adaptive

attentive

decorative

defective

detective

effective

elective

productive

seductive

objective

subjective

assertive

causative

corruptive

nonnative

positive

digestive

suggestive

corrosive

creative

derisive

activist

activates

conductive

inductive

infective

invective

perspective

reflective

reflexive

respective

abortive

adoptive

appointive

assaultive

cognitive

combative

congestive

deceptive

eruptive

fixative

formative

lucrative

normative

offensive

perceptive

predictive

preemptive

preventive

receptive

secretive

successive

expletive

permissive

emotive

negative

octopi

possessive

primitive

probative

pervasive

punitive

putative

collusive

rectify

sedative

adhesive

relative

activists

destructive

curative

allusive

recessive

exhaustive

conclusive

disruptive

incentive

obtrusive

presumptive

inventive

redemptive

vindictive

fugitive

instructive

constructive

obstructive

coercive

abrasive

abusive

aggressive

conducive

defensive

discursive

effusive

excessive

festival

impassive

nutritive

obsessive

oppressive

persuasive

pocketbook

pocketful

progressive

reclusive

rectifies

regressive

repulsive

sensitive

submissive

subversive

tentative

substantive

restrictive

descriptive

expansive

exploitive

extensive

elusive

erosive

evasive

illusive

testify

divisive

october

decisive

justify

distinctive

compulsive

juxtapose

impulsive

pocketbooks

festivals

basketball

convulsive

inclusive

intensive

intrusive

responsive

vestibule

establish

cohesive

instinctive

basketballs

depressive

dictaphone

vestibules

expressive

deceitful

dismissive

exclusive

invasive

justified

expensive

explosive

dispersive

incisive

justifies

repressive

testifies

established

vegetable

mystify

rightfully

impressive

agitprop

vegetables

wastebasket

face-to-face

mystifies

wastebaskets

postponement

postponements

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word active

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

Rhyming Dictionary


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