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

active

actor

actors

aster

asters

astral

astride

astray

auster

austere

austral

australs

backstroke

backdoor

backdoors

backdrop

backstairs

backdrops

bastard

bastards

baxter

bestrode

bistro

bustard

busters

buster

buckthorn

captive

bookstore

cistern

castrates

castrate

bookstores

cisterns

booster

boosters

caster

casters

castor

custard

coaster

coasters

coster

daughter

daughters

destroyed

destroys

destroy

dexter

distorts

distort

distraught

distressed

disturb

disturbs

dextrose

doctrine

doctrines

doctors

dusters

eastern

duster

easter

endive

doctor

estrich

esters

estrange

ester

extort

extras

extract

extracts

extra

extorts

extremes

extreme

extrudes

extrude

feaster

factors

factor

faster

fester

festive

foxtrot

fixture

forgive

fixtures

fosters

fighters

fighter

furtive

foister

foster

gaster

gastric

dextrin

hectare

hucksters

huckster

hectares

hector

kestrels

jester

jesters

laster

laughter

lectern

lister

lector

lecture

lectures

lester

lighters

luster

lighter

lustre

maestro

massive

master

mastered

masters

mistral

mistreats

mistreat

misgive

missive

misters

mister

mester

mustards

mustard

musters

mixture

motive

muster

mixtures

moisture

native

nostrils

nostrums

nostril

nestor

olive

nectar

octave

ostrich

outlive

oysters

ouster

oyster

passive

paster

pastor

pastors

pastries

pastry

pastures

pasture

pestered

pesters

pester

gestures

picture

pictured

posters

postures

posture

poster

pictures

plaintive

rector

relive

restive

restrict

restraints

restrains

restraint

restores

restrain

restore

restricts

rostrum

sister

roasters

roosters

rosters

roaster

roister

rooster

roster

rightward

righter

shoestring

sectors

shysters

sector

shyster

sisters

textures

testers

tester

victor

texture

toasters

twisters

twister

vectors

vector

tighter

toaster

victors

taster

tasters

wasters

western

waster

westerns

westward

westwards

yachter

yachters

pensive

zoster

gesture

3 syllable words

abrasive

abortive

actresses

additive

adaptive

adjective

adhesive

adoptive

affective

appointive

allusive

astrakhan

aggressive

assertive

assaultive

asteroid

asterisk

asteroids

astraddle

astringents

astringent

astronauts

astronaut

attentive

austerely

australian

australians

austrians

austrian

backwaters

backwater

basketry

bigotry

abusive

castrated

causative

cistercian

chesterfield

castrations

castration

convulsive

conductive

compulsive

collusive

combative

conclusive

cognitive

collective

cohesive

coercive

conducive

congestive

connective

creative

convective

corrective

corrosive

corruptive

defective

curative

dastardly

deceptive

decorative

defensive

decisive

decider

derisive

destroyers

destruction

depressive

destroyer

discursive

dismissive

dispersive

directive

distortions

distortion

distraction

distractions

distresses

distressing

distributes

distribute

disturbance

divisive

gastroscope

doctrinaire

doctrinal

doctorates

doctorate

digestive

easterling

easterly

easterner

effective

elective

easterners

effusive

emotive

elusive

expansive

doctoral

eruptive

exhaustive

erosive

evasive

equators

estrangement

expletive

excessive

exclusive

extensive

exploitive

expensive

explosive

expressive

external

extirpates

extirpate

extortion

equator

extradites

extraction

extradite

extremists

extractions

extremist

extremely

extricate

extricates

extrinsic

extrovert

extrusion

factoring

factories

factory

formative

fugitive

fixative

history

histories

inactive

impulsive

incentive

impassive

incisive

inclusive

illusive

impressive

infective

instinctive

invective

intensive

intrusive

inventive

invasive

laxative

lucrative

masterful

lecturer

locators

lecturers

locator

masterly

masturbates

masterpiece

masturbate

mastery

mistreated

narrative

misdirect

mistresses

mistreatment

mistrials

mistrial

musketeer

musketeers

mysteries

mystery

negative

objective

normative

nutritive

nonnative

nocturnal

obsessive

obtrusive

ostriches

ostracize

offensive

oppressive

ostrogoth

ostrogoths

pastrami

pasteurize

pastoral

pectoral

perspective

perceptive

persuasive

permissive

pervasive

predictive

picturesque

posterior

prospective

productive

primitive

preemptive

presumptive

preventive

positive

probative

possessive

progressive

posteriors

protective

punitive

putative

reactive

receptive

recessive

reclusive

reactors

reactor

rectory

redemptive

reflective

refractive

relative

reflexive

repressive

responsive

repulsive

regressive

restaurant

restaurants

restorer

restriction

restrictions

sisterhood

secretive

selective

sensitive

sedative

sectoral

subjective

submissive

successive

suggestive

taciturn

tentative

talkative

victories

vindictive

yesteryear

subversive

together

togethers

westerlies

victory

westerly

westerners

visitor

visitors

westernmost

westerner

yesterday

yesterdays

4 syllable words

accusative

acquisitive

accoutrements

actuary

actuaries

alternative

affirmative

apprehensive

associative

astrologer

astrologers

astronautic

astronautics

astronomy

astrology

astronomers

astronomer

austerity

accoutrement

automotive

bacterial

bacteria

bacterium

generative

consultative

contemplative

commemorative

comprehensive

comparative

conservative

competitive

consecutive

constitutive

cumulative

contraceptive

definitive

derivative

daughter-in-law

dexterity

diminutive

dispositive

dissipative

disturbances

distributing

distributed

distribution

distributors

distributions

distributor

duplicative

educative

esoteric

evocative

estuary

executive

exterminate

exterior

exterminates

exteriors

externally

exothermic

docudrama

extortionate

extremities

extradition

extravagance

extravagant

extremity

extricable

extrication

facultative

federative

estuaries

gastronomy

extortionists

extortionist

gastrulation

historians

historical

historian

hyperactive

hypertensive

imperative

inattentive

hysterical

ineffective

inconclusive

indecisive

indicative

imitative

infinitive

inexpensive

informative

innovative

initiative

inoffensive

inquisitive

interpretive

iterative

insensitive

irrespective

isothermal

legislative

locomotive

masterfully

meditative

masterpieces

masturbation

mesodermal

mesothorax

nonproductive

nestorian

nugatory

operative

ostracism

oxidative

palliative

pasteurizes

pejorative

pictorial

posterity

preventative

prerogative

preservative

prohibitive

provocative

qualitative

quantitative

repetitive

reproductive

restaurateurs

regulative

restaurateur

restoration

restorations

retroactive

retrospective

speculative

sectarian

stimulative

sister-in-law

superlative

vegetative

victorian

taxidermy

transformative

unobtrusive

victoria

victorians

victorias

victorine

taxidermist

taxidermists

7 syllable words
9 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word destructive

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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