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

suggestive

destructive

expensive

extensive

perspective

inductive

intensive

convective

vindictive

adoptive

depressive

distinctive

dismissive

offensive

productive

assaultive

dispersive

obsessive

discursive

sensitive

successive

congestive

objective

subjective

corrective

corruptive

curative

decisive

directive

emotive

evasive

possessive

instructive

substantive

exploitive

expressive

deception

digestive

reception

instinctive

creative

conductive

reflexive

refractive

attractive

impressive

presumptive

responsive

aggressive

combative

deceptions

dissipates

obstructive

repressive

exception

constructive

impassive

laxative

oppressive

progressive

incisive

invasive

regressive

receptions

abortive

acceptance

dispatches

dissipate

exclusive

expansive

expletive

explosive

negative

nonnative

probative

reactive

relative

sedative

impulsive

fugitive

derisive

convulsive

exceptions

exhaustive

appointive

persuasive

phosphatic

decorative

subversive

abrasive

tentative

divisive

adjective

elusive

erosive

permissive

illusive

compulsive

egyptian

escapades

intrusive

recapture

djibouti

reclusive

secretive

effusive

escapade

repulsive

cognitive

submissive

egyptians

restrictive

backbiting

dispatchers

causative

positive

additive

allusive

collusive

narrative

punitive

talkative

putative

expedite

inclusive

muscovites

obtrusive

cohesive

dispatcher

abusive

backpedal

coercive

conducive

corrosive

ex-voto

exhibit

formative

hospital

liquefied

lucrative

muscovite

normative

nutritive

adhesive

backpedals

conclusive

excavate

exhibits

hospitals

ossified

pervasive

expiate

occupied

jacobites

jacobite

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Words that rhyme with the word receptive

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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