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

abortive

abrasive

abusive

abstention

abstentions

abstraction

abstractions

abstinence

abstinent

abstracted

adaptive

adhesive

adjective

adoptive

affections

affection

aggressive

additive

allusive

attractive

assertive

appointive

assaultive

apostles

apostle

coercive

causative

cognitive

cohesive

apostate

conductive

combative

compulsive

conducive

conclusive

congestive

collusive

constructive

convulsive

curative

defection

creative

decorative

defections

decisive

corruptive

deficit

corrosive

deficits

baby-sit

depicted

depressive

derisive

deposit

deposits

descriptive

destructive

digestive

devastate

discursive

dismissive

dispersive

disruptive

distinctive

divestment

divisive

divestments

eavesdropping

effusive

emotive

elusive

episode

episodes

erosive

eruptive

depictions

formative

epistle

evasive

exhaustive

expensive

eviction

evictions

exclusive

excessive

expansive

extensive

exploitive

expressive

expletive

explosive

fixative

illusive

fugitive

heavyweights

heavyset

heavyweight

impassive

impressive

impulsive

incisive

inclusive

depiction

instructive

intensive

instinctive

invasive

intrusive

laxative

lucrative

lopsided

lobbyist

lobbyists

narrative

obstructions

navigate

negative

navigates

nonnative

normative

nutritive

obfuscate

obsessive

obstacle

obstruction

obstacles

obstinate

oboist

obstructive

oppressive

offsetting

perspective

opposites

opposite

perceptive

preemptive

probative

presumptive

obtrusive

progressive

persuasive

permissive

punitive

putative

pervasive

positive

recessive

reclusive

possessive

regressive

relative

restrictive

repressive

responsive

repulsive

revisit

rhapsodic

revisits

robustly

rhapsody

rhapsodize

sedative

secretive

sensitive

spaghetti

spectacle

spectator

spectacles

sophistry

spectators

spectrograph

subacute

submissive

subsidies

subsidy

substantive

subsidize

substantial

substances

substitute

substitutes

subversive

successive

suggestive

suffocate

talkative

tapestries

tapestry

tentative

upsetting

typesetting

upside-down

4 syllable words

acquisitive

accusative

affectation

affectionate

affirmative

alternative

associative

apprehensive

apostolic

apostrophe

apostrophes

automotive

capacities

capacitance

capacitor

capacitors

avocado

baby-sitter

capacity

avocados

commemorative

comparative

competitive

comprehensive

consecutive

conservative

contraceptive

contemplative

consultative

constitutive

avocation

cumulative

baby-sitters

demonstrative

babysitting

depositor

depositors

deposition

depositions

derivative

diminutive

devastated

devastating

devastation

dispositive

divestiture

dissipative

distributive

divestitures

educative

effectuate

duplicative

evocative

executive

evocation

federative

facultative

imperative

figurative

hyperactive

hypertensive

illustrative

imitative

generative

inattentive

indicative

indecisive

inconclusive

inexpensive

infinitive

evacuate

informative

initiative

innovative

inoffensive

insensitive

inquisitive

iterative

irrespective

introspective

intuitive

interpretive

locomotive

meditative

legislative

navigation

nonproductive

obfuscation

navigators

obsidian

navigator

obstetrical

obstructionist

obstinacy

obstructionists

obesity

obstetrician

obstetricians

pejorative

oxidative

officiates

officiate

opposition

oppositions

palliative

opacity

operative

preventative

prerogative

preservative

prohibitive

quantitative

provocative

qualitative

reconstructive

regulative

reproductive

restorative

reposition

retroactive

retrospective

revocation

revocations

rhapsodizes

sophisticates

sophisticate

spectacular

speculative

spectrometer

spectrometry

spectroscopy

substantively

substantially

substantiate

substantiates

subsidizes

substituted

substitution

substitutions

suffocating

superlative

stimulative

suffocation

supposition

suppositions

unobtrusive

transformative

ubiquity

topsy-turvy

vegetative

6 syllable words
7 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word defective

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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