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

abusive

abortive

abrasion

abrasions

abrogate

adaptive

affective

adoptive

affricate

african

adhesive

adjective

affricates

aforesaid

africans

additive

appraises

appointive

allusive

appraisers

appraiser

appraisals

attentive

apercu

attractive

appraisal

apprises

approaching

approaches

apricot

apricots

assaultive

assertive

avarice

average

averages

conclusive

caprices

bifurcate

beverage

beverages

behaviors

collective

coercive

capricorn

cohesive

cognitive

causative

combative

collusive

compulsive

congestive

convective

convulsive

connective

aversive

conductive

constructive

defective

cooperage

curative

corrective

corrosive

decisive

coppersmith

copyrights

corruptive

copyright

copiers

creative

coverage

deceptive

decorative

conducive

aversions

instructive

aversion

deforest

intrusive

depression

depressants

depressions

derisive

descriptive

destructive

directive

digestive

diffraction

diaphragm

diapers

devours

detective

disruptive

distinctive

diverges

diverging

diversion

diversions

divisive

divorces

effective

elective

elusive

effusive

emotive

divorcee

divergent

incentive

eruptive

euphoric

evasive

impulsive

incisive

infective

everest

expensive

extensive

expansive

explosive

exhaustive

expletive

exploitive

fabricant

fabricate

fabricates

everglades

fixative

feverish

hovercraft

formative

gibberish

fugitive

illusive

hyperspace

inactive

evergreen

inclusive

evergreens

inductive

exclusive

deprecates

instinctive

invective

inventive

deprecate

layperson

laxative

preventive

leprechaun

leprechauns

lubricant

leprosy

lubricants

lubricate

narrative

maverick

mavericks

nebraskan

offensive

obtrusive

nebraskans

oppressors

nutritive

objective

obstructive

nonnative

normative

negative

lucrative

oppression

oppressions

oppressor

overcast

overact

overacts

ovaries

overcharge

overcoat

overcoats

primitive

prospective

protective

oversleep

overcome

overcooks

overcrowds

overreach

overcrowd

overgrown

overgrowth

presumptive

oversea

oversees

oversee

oversell

oversight

oversize

overshoot

overshot

overseas

suppressor

overstate

overstay

paperweight

overstep

overstock

overstates

overuse

overweight

predictive

permissive

suppression

pervasive

perspective

persuasive

preemptive

perceptive

positive

probative

overcook

productive

overcomes

punitive

putative

reappears

receptive

reactive

rapprochement

reclusive

redemptive

reflective

reflexive

refractive

reforest

referees

refractor

refractors

refresher

refreshment

refreshments

respective

relative

repression

represent

represents

repressions

responsive

repulsive

reprisals

repurchase

reprisal

restrictive

reveries

subversive

reverses

reverser

reversers

reversion

submissive

reversals

subjective

riverside

rivieres

rubberize

sapphires

secretive

seductive

robberies

sedative

selective

sensitive

sobriquet

sovereignty

reversal

substantive

subversion

suggestive

reversing

suffragists

suffragettes

suffragist

suffragette

supercharge

supersede

reviewers

supersedes

vindictive

tentative

talkative

uprising

uprisings

vaporize

leverage

4 syllable words

accusative

acquisitive

abrogation

affirmative

africanize

appreciable

aphorisms

appreciate

appreciates

apprehensive

approximate

approximates

approachable

associative

automotive

alternative

aphorism

bifurcated

bifurcation

behaviorists

behaviorist

aviaries

comparative

comprehensive

commemorative

competitive

conservative

consecutive

contemplative

consultative

constitutive

contraceptive

coverages

cumulative

insensitive

definitive

depressingly

depreciates

derivative

diminutive

dispositive

distributive

diversity

dissipative

diversify

diversified

educative

duplicative

evocative

depreciate

imperative

facultative

federative

fabricator

fabricated

fabricators

fabrication

fabrications

generative

figurative

hyperactive

hypertensive

imitative

illustrative

hypersonic

inattentive

indecisive

indicative

inconclusive

ineffective

inexpensive

inoffensive

executive

innovative

informative

initiative

infinitive

inquisitive

interpretive

introspective

demonstrative

intuitive

irrespective

iterative

legislative

locomotive

lubricated

lubrication

lubricity

meditative

nonproductive

operative

overcharges

overcoming

overexcite

overreaches

overexpose

overeager

overexcites

oversizes

overseer

overseers

overshadows

overshadow

overstated

prerogative

palliative

oxidative

oversupply

pejorative

preservative

overstatements

preventative

overstatement

prohibitive

provocative

qualitative

quantitative

reconstructive

refractories

refractory

repetitive

refrigerate

refrigerant

regulative

repercussion

repercussions

refrigerants

reproductive

repurchases

restorative

retroactive

retrospective

superlative

speculative

stimulative

reversible

superoxide

supersonic

supersonics

superstition

superstitions

superstructure

superstructures

unobtrusive

transformative

vegetative

6 syllable words
7 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word depressive

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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.

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