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

abortive

addendum

addendums

abrasive

abusive

adoptive

adjective

additive

admittance

aggressive

adenoid

adenoids

adhesive

allusive

attendance

assaultive

attainder

attendant

attendants

attention

attentions

automates

automate

cognitive

causative

coercive

cohesive

combative

collusive

conductive

compulsive

conducive

conclusive

constructive

corruptive

corrective

convulsive

corrosive

cottonmouth

cottonwood

cottonwoods

creative

detention

decorative

decisive

depressive

descriptive

destructive

derisive

detentions

detonate

digestive

directive

dismissive

distinctive

discursive

dispersive

divisive

disruptive

effusive

elusive

emotive

erosive

evasive

curative

excessive

identics

expensive

eruptive

extensive

expansive

exhaustive

exploitive

fugitive

exclusive

expletive

explosive

expressive

fixative

godmothers

godmother

formative

illusive

impassive

impressive

impulsive

inactive

infective

inductive

instinctive

instructive

invective

intrusive

invasive

latinate

laxative

lucrative

nonnative

negative

potential

midwinter

narrative

oppressive

nutritive

obsessive

obstructive

obtrusive

outmoded

patently

pedantry

patiently

perceptive

perspective

pervasive

positive

persuasive

permissive

potentate

potentates

normative

potentials

predictive

progressive

primitive

probative

inclusive

putative

punitive

reactive

readmit

radiant

redemptive

reflective

reclusive

redundant

reflexive

red-handed

refractive

respective

preemptive

regressive

relative

repressive

repulsive

restrictive

responsive

retention

seductive

retinoid

rotunda

rotundo

sensitive

sedative

secretive

retinoids

sidewinder

standardize

submissive

successive

subversive

presumptive

tentative

talkative

titanate

vindictive

incisive

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word attentive

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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