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

abortive

abrasive

abusive

aggressive

adhesive

adjective

adoptive

allocates

allocate

allusive

additive

appointive

assaultive

alsatian

ballistics

blessedly

blastoderm

blockaded

blustering

blistering

blockader

blockaders

celestial

causative

collection

coalesced

coercive

cognitive

cohesive

collections

collusive

combative

collegiate

conducive

compulsive

conclusive

constructive

convulsive

corruptive

creative

curative

defensive

decorative

decisive

delegates

delegate

delicate

dialect

corrosive

descriptive

destructive

delighting

depressive

derisive

delightful

delighted

digestive

dialects

dispersive

distinctive

disruptive

elastic

divisive

dualist

discursive

elector

election

effusive

duelist

dismissive

elections

electrics

electors

electro

electrode

electron

electrodes

electrons

elicit

elicits

fixative

excessive

elusive

emotive

evasive

expensive

exhaustive

eruptive

erosive

exclusive

expansive

expletive

exploitive

extensive

falsettos

expressive

falsetto

falsity

explosive

fluctuate

fluctuates

galactose

formative

fugitive

incentive

flycatcher

glaciate

glistening

illustrates

illusive

illustrate

illicit

inductive

impassive

impressive

incisive

impulsive

inclusive

intensive

instructive

instinctive

invasive

intrusive

inventive

loyalists

laxative

lucrative

loyalist

molesters

molester

nonnative

negative

nihilists

narrative

normative

nutritive

obsessive

oppressive

perceptive

obstructive

obtrusive

palisade

palisades

permissive

perspective

philistine

pilasters

pilaster

philistines

pervasive

persuasive

plasterer

placidly

plastering

plasterwork

pleistocene

positive

preemptive

progressive

probative

presumptive

primitive

punitive

reactive

realists

putative

realist

redemptive

reclusive

reelect

regressive

successive

relegate

reluctant

restrictive

repulsive

responsive

repressive

sedative

secretive

royalist

selection

solicit

silicate

sensitive

silicates

substantive

slaughterhouse

selections

solicits

solstices

soloists

soloist

submissive

subversive

talkative

tentative

relocate

vindictive

violist

violists

4 syllable words

accusative

acquisitive

affirmative

allocation

allocations

allegation

allegations

alligators

associative

alternative

apprehensive

alligator

automotive

calisthenic

calisthenics

chalcedony

collectible

collectibles

comparative

commemorative

competitive

comprehensive

consecutive

collocation

conservative

contemplative

contraceptive

consultative

constitutive

cumulative

definitive

delectable

delegating

delegation

delegations

delicately

derivative

demonstrative

dualistic

diminutive

dispositive

dissipative

distributive

duplicative

educative

electioneer

electioneers

electorate

electorates

electrical

electrician

electricals

electricians

electrifies

electrify

electronic

electronics

electrocute

electrolyte

electrolytes

electroplate

elicited

elocution

elocutions

executive

evocative

facultative

felicitate

federative

felicity

figurative

elucidate

fluctuating

fluctuation

fluctuations

generative

glaciation

inattentive

hyperactive

hypertensive

illustrated

imperative

illustrative

illustration

imitative

illustrator

illustrators

illustrations

indicative

inconclusive

indecisive

ineffective

inexpensive

infinitive

initiative

informative

innovative

inoffensive

introspective

insensitive

inquisitive

intuitive

interpretive

irrespective

iterative

legislative

meditative

locomotive

molestation

mollycoddle

nonproductive

operative

oleaster

oxidative

palliative

pejorative

preventative

provocative

prohibitive

realistic

qualitative

quantitative

realization

realizations

prerogative

reconstructive

reelection

preservative

regulative

repetitive

relocations

relocation

reproductive

reluctantly

restorative

retroactive

retrospective

speculative

solicitors

solicitude

solicitor

stimulative

superlative

unobtrusive

vegetative

transformative

relaxation

velocities

velocity

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word selective

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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