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

abortive

abrasive

abusive

activate

activates

actively

activist

activists

adaptive

adhesive

adjective

affective

appointive

decorative

adoptive

assaultive

attractive

aggressive

assertive

attentive

allusive

agitprop

combative

collective

collusive

cohesive

coercive

basketballs

conductive

compulsive

constructive

conducive

conclusive

deceptive

congestive

connective

curative

corruptive

convulsive

corrective

creative

convective

corrosive

deceitful

decisive

defective

defensive

basketball

detective

destructive

descriptive

depressive

derisive

directive

dictaphone

digestive

disruptive

divisive

distinctive

effective

expletive

discursive

elective

eruptive

emotive

elusive

erosive

evasive

establish

established

exhaustive

dismissive

dispersive

effusive

expansive

excessive

exclusive

exploitive

fugitive

expensive

fixative

festival

festivals

explosive

expressive

extensive

illusive

impassive

inactive

impulsive

incentive

incisive

impressive

inclusive

face-to-face

inductive

instructive

instinctive

intensive

intrusive

invective

inventive

justified

justifies

justify

juxtapose

invasive

lucrative

negative

nonnative

mystify

nutritive

objective

obstructive

obsessive

mystifies

obtrusive

octopi

october

offensive

possessive

oppressive

perceptive

pocketful

perspective

pervasive

pocketbook

persuasive

pocketbooks

permissive

postponements

postponement

predictive

presumptive

preventive

preemptive

primitive

probative

punitive

protective

prospective

progressive

putative

reactive

receptive

recessive

reclusive

relative

refractive

infective

rectifies

redemptive

reflective

regressive

reflexive

rectify

repressive

sedative

seductive

repulsive

respective

restrictive

rightfully

responsive

secretive

sensitive

selective

subjective

submissive

substantive

tentative

vindictive

suggestive

subversive

successive

vegetable

vegetables

testifies

testify

vestibule

vestibules

wastebasket

wastebaskets

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word positive

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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