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

affective

adjective

adaptive

adoptive

abrasive

abusive

adhesive

additive

aggressive

allusive

anisette

anecdote

aniseed

anecdotes

attractive

appointive

assaultive

amnesties

assertive

amnesty

attentive

amsterdam

chemistry

causative

cognitive

canisters

bannister

canister

conductive

coercive

canoeist

cohesive

coincide

collective

combative

collusive

coincides

compulsive

conceding

conceded

conceited

conclusive

conducive

congestive

banister

connected

detective

connective

connecting

constable

connector

consider

connections

connection

considers

constricted

constantly

constancy

constipates

constipate

constricting

descriptive

abortive

disruptive

density

constitute

constitutes

constrictors

constrictor

constriction

destructive

convective

constrictions

constructor

constructions

construction

creative

inductive

decisive

corruptive

deceptive

defective

decorative

densities

curative

defensive

depressive

derisive

connecter

dismissive

connectors

discursive

digestive

directive

dispersive

effective

constables

domestic

domestics

elective

dynastic

divisive

dynasties

effusive

dynasty

fixative

inactive

constructors

emotive

exploitive

elusive

enactment

enactments

erosive

excessive

exclusive

exhaustive

evasive

eruptive

expansive

expensive

expletive

explosive

expressive

fugitive

extensive

formative

fumigate

functional

guncotton

genocides

genocide

gymnastic

gymnastics

inaction

homesteader

homesteaders

impulsive

impassive

impressive

illusive

honestly

honesty

homicides

homicide

incidents

incidence

incident

inchoate

incisive

incitements

incitement

convulsive

inclusive

corrective

corrosive

infective

instances

instantly

installing

insiders

insider

instigates

instigate

instructors

institute

institutes

instructions

instructor

instruction

instrument

inventive

instruments

intensive

invective

invasive

intrusive

laxative

lucrative

longitudes

longitude

long-distance

menstrual

menstruate

ministral

ministers

minister

ministries

ministry

objective

monastic

monoxide

negative

non-standard

nonnative

nonstarter

non-catholics

non-catholic

narrative

nonstarters

normative

nutritive

obsessive

obstructive

obtrusive

offensive

protective

painstaking

oppressive

perspective

perceptive

permissive

persuasive

pervasive

positive

pianists

pianist

predictive

possessive

preemptive

prospective

preventive

productive

primitive

reactive

presumptive

probative

progressive

receptive

one-sided

punitive

putative

punctuate

recessive

punctual

reclusive

redemptive

reflexive

refractive

reflective

reinstate

reinstalls

reenacts

reenact

regressive

relative

reinstall

renegades

renegade

restrictive

responsive

repulsive

respective

sedative

seamstresses

sanctity

secretive

seductive

selective

sensitive

sensitize

sensations

sanctify

sensation

semesters

semester

sinister

substantive

subjective

submissive

successive

suggestive

talkative

subversive

tentative

ungodly

tunicate

unsettle

unstable

sinusoid

repressive

4 syllable words

acquisitive

affirmative

accusative

anesthetist

amygdala

anaesthetic

anecdotal

associative

anaesthetics

annexation

anxieties

anxiety

alternative

apprehensive

coincidence

coincident

automotive

comparative

concatenates

commemorative

competitive

concatenate

comprehensive

constitutive

conservative

considerate

consecutive

constellations

constipated

constellation

consternation

constipation

constituent

constituents

constitutions

constitution

distributive

constructionist

constructively

consultative

contemplative

indecisive

demonstrative

definitive

cumulative

derivative

diminutive

dissipative

dispositive

domestically

domesticates

domesticate

educative

duplicative

emaciates

emaciate

executive

evocative

federative

figurative

facultative

fumigation

functionaries

functionally

functionary

generative

gnosticism

hanseatic

genocidal

inactivate

illustrative

imperative

imitative

homicidal

hyperactive

hypertensive

inactivates

incidental

incidentals

contraceptive

incidences

inconclusive

indicative

ineffective

informative

inexpensive

inquisitive

initiative

insensitive

innovative

insatiable

inoffensive

iniquity

installations

installation

instigation

instigators

instigator

institution

instructional

institutions

instrumental

instrumentals

interpretive

introspective

intuitive

irrespective

iterative

kinesthetic

legislative

meditative

locomotive

minnesotan

minnesotans

ministrations

ministration

menstruation

monasteries

monastery

nonproductive

monstrosity

inequity

palliative

oxidative

operative

pejorative

poinsettias

prerogative

quantitative

preventative

prohibitive

reconstructive

provocative

qualitative

punctuation

rancidity

preservative

repetitive

reenactment

regulative

reinstatement

reenactments

reproductive

vegetative

restorative

retroactive

retrospective

sanctimony

sanctuaries

sensational

sanctuary

speculative

stimulative

superlative

tenacity

sinusoidal

transformative

unobtrusive

inequities

6 syllable words
7 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word instinctive

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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