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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word assertive.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 assertive.
1 syllable words
3 syllable words

abrasive

according

abusive

accordance

accurate

acquired

accredit

adjective

additive

adhesive

adoptive

accretion

appointive

ascertain

allusive

attractive

aggressive

assertion

assertions

assortment

fixative

bighearted

coercive

causative

collusive

cigarette

cigarettes

conductive

cognitive

compulsive

congestive

cohesive

conclusive

conducive

convective

corrosive

constructive

corruptive

decisive

creative

corrective

curative

convulsive

decorate

decorative

baccarat

defensive

degraded

degrading

deserter

deserters

deserted

descriptive

desertion

detective

depressive

destructive

desertions

digestive

derisive

dismissive

directive

discordant

discredit

discredits

disheartened

discretion

discretions

disorder

disordered

disorders

disruptive

effective

defective

distinctive

divisive

effusive

elective

emotive

evasive

eruptive

erosive

elusive

excessive

exertion

excretion

exertions

exhaustive

expensive

expletive

exploitive

explosive

expansive

expressive

extensive

exclusive

figurehead

formative

fugitive

inactive

illusive

impulsive

impassive

impressive

incentive

incisive

infective

inductive

invective

instinctive

inclusive

instructive

intensive

intrusive

invasive

inventive

laxative

narrative

lacerate

objective

suggestive

loggerhead

loggerheads

lucrative

macartney

masquerade

migrations

migration

negative

nonnative

newsworthy

normative

niggardly

nutritive

offensive

obstructive

obtrusive

oppressive

possessive

perceptive

perspective

persuasive

positive

pervasive

presumptive

predictive

preemptive

permissive

preventive

productive

progressive

probative

primitive

punitive

putative

reassert

reasserts

reactive

reclusive

recorder

recorders

recording

sedative

recordings

sensitive

recreate

refractive

regressive

recreates

redemptive

reflective

reflexive

relative

recruitment

regarding

regretful

repressive

respective

responsive

repulsive

restrictive

secretions

secretive

secretion

recruiters

secretly

recruiter

seductive

subjective

submissive

substantive

talkative

tentative

vindictive

wizardry

ziggurat

ziggurats

Words that rhyme with the word assertive

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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