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

abrasive

abusive

activate

actively

activist

activists

adaptive

activates

additive

adjective

adoptive

affective

assaultive

agitprop

aggressive

assertive

allusive

attentive

attractive

appointive

causative

adhesive

congestive

decorative

cohesive

conductive

collective

combative

compulsive

connective

collusive

conducive

conclusive

coercive

corruptive

convective

convulsive

constructive

corrective

corrosive

deceptive

defective

creative

deceitful

decisive

derisive

defensive

basketball

basketballs

depressive

digestive

cognitive

detective

destructive

descriptive

dictaphone

directive

emotive

disruptive

dismissive

distinctive

discursive

dispersive

divisive

effective

elective

elusive

effusive

erosive

eruptive

excessive

evasive

establish

exclusive

established

exhaustive

expansive

fixative

formative

expletive

expensive

exploitive

expressive

extensive

festivals

explosive

face-to-face

illusive

inductive

abortive

impassive

inactive

impulsive

incentive

incisive

impressive

inclusive

invasive

infective

instructive

intensive

instinctive

intrusive

invective

inventive

festival

justifies

juxtapose

justify

prospective

laxative

justified

narrative

mystifies

mystify

negative

objective

normative

nonnative

obstructive

obsessive

obtrusive

october

octopi

offensive

protective

oppressive

perceptive

perspective

pocketbook

permissive

pervasive

persuasive

pocketbooks

pocketful

positive

presumptive

predictive

preemptive

preventive

possessive

postponements

postponement

primitive

productive

probative

progressive

receptive

reactive

recessive

reclusive

relative

regressive

reflexive

refractive

reflective

redemptive

repulsive

repressive

rectifies

respective

rectify

responsive

restrictive

sedative

seductive

sensitive

substantive

secretive

subjective

rightfully

selective

submissive

subversive

suggestive

successive

talkative

tentative

vegetable

vegetables

vindictive

testifies

testify

vestibule

vestibules

wastebasket

wastebaskets

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word fugitive

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

Rhyming Dictionary


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