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

decisive

divisive

nonnative

papaya

abrasive

abusive

appointive

incisive

overdrive

adhesive

digestive

creative

papua

jehovah

additive

allusive

assertive

causative

collusive

corruptive

curative

evasive

narrative

negative

pervasive

positive

possessive

primitive

probative

punitive

putative

reactive

recessive

relative

sedative

talkative

cohesive

fugitive

abortive

adoptive

aggressive

assaultive

attentive

conducive

connective

decorative

formative

adaptive

affective

combative

effusive

fixative

inactive

invasive

cognitive

collective

impassive

eruptive

laxative

lucrative

normative

persuasive

preemptive

progressive

protective

repressive

repulsive

obsessive

offensive

oppressive

regressive

secretive

seductive

selective

nutritive

productive

sensitive

submissive

subversive

successive

tentative

adjective

apo

deify

libya

suggestive

attractive

compulsive

conclusive

conductive

convective

convulsive

disruptive

exhaustive

impulsive

inductive

obtrusive

presumptive

prospective

reflexive

refractive

responsive

subjective

congestive

objective

coercive

corrosive

derisive

destructive

expansive

expletive

exploitive

restrictive

substantive

instructive

constructive

obstructive

corrective

directive

elusive

emotive

erosive

illusive

permissive

deceptive

defective

defensive

detective

depressive

discursive

dismissive

dispersive

effective

excessive

perceptive

elective

predictive

reclusive

preventive

receptive

impressive

incentive

inclusive

infective

intensive

intrusive

invective

inventive

perspective

redemptive

reflective

respective

vindictive

descriptive

expensive

expressive

distinctive

exclusive

explosive

extensive

instinctive

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Words that rhyme with the word live

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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