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

abrasive

abusive

adjective

accident

academe

accidents

aggressive

adaptive

adhesive

additive

adoptive

affective

acetone

allusive

appointive

begotten

astonish

assertive

assaultive

asthmatics

asthmatic

astounded

astounding

attentive

auctioneer

auctioneers

attractive

besetting

depressive

decisive

bystanders

causative

cessation

causation

compulsive

collusive

coercive

cohesive

cognitive

collective

combative

conclusive

conducive

congestive

connective

convective

constructive

convulsive

corrective

corruptive

curative

creative

costumers

costumer

deceptive

customers

customer

corrosive

customize

decadent

conductive

decadents

decedent

decedents

decorative

defective

derisive

bystander

descriptive

detective

dismissive

destructive

destinies

discursive

digestive

directive

disdainful

dispersive

distances

disruptive

distemper

dissidence

dissidents

dissident

distinction

distinctive

distinguish

distinguished

distinctly

divisive

distinctions

effective

elective

echidna

effusive

elusive

emotive

erosive

estimate

equating

equations

eruptive

equation

estimates

excitement

evasive

exceeding

exciting

exhaustive

expletive

extensions

extenders

extender

extinguish

exploitive

extinguished

extinction

extinctions

fictional

fastening

fastenings

fasteners

fastener

fixative

guesstimate

guesstimates

fixation

fustian

fugitive

formative

hesitant

impressive

destiny

impassive

abortive

illusive

impulsive

incisive

inclusive

inductive

presumptive

inactive

infective

productive

intrusive

invasive

inventive

instructive

instinctive

invective

lastingly

laxative

lecithin

liechtenstein

istanbul

ligation

lightening

listening

listener

listeners

locating

lucrative

locations

macadam

location

narrative

nicotine

nightmarish

negative

nonnative

negation

nightingale

normative

nutritive

obstructive

obtrusive

occident

objective

obsessive

offensive

oppressive

perceptive

persuasive

permissive

perspective

progressive

pervasive

possessive

probative

positions

positive

predictive

primitive

postmasters

preventive

preemptive

post-mortem

postnatal

postmaster

protective

prospective

pseudonym

pseudonyms

position

punitive

putative

questioners

questioner

reclusive

reactive

reactions

reaction

receptive

recessive

reflexive

redemptive

reflective

questionnaires

regressive

repressive

refractive

seductive

rectangle

relative

sensitive

rectangles

questionnaire

respective

residents

residence

resident

responsive

sectional

secretive

right-handed

repulsive

restrictive

sedative

subversive

systemic

selective

subjective

submissive

suggestive

sustenance

testament

succeeding

talkative

tentative

testaments

taxation

tectonics

tectonic

ticketing

toastmaster

vacations

vacation

victimize

vindictive

vocations

visiting

vocation

4 syllable words

accidental

academies

academy

academics

academic

accusative

acquisitive

actionable

alternative

affirmative

apprehensive

associative

astonishing

astonishment

automotive

comparative

competitive

commemorative

comprehensive

customizes

contemplative

contraceptive

constitutive

conservative

consecutive

consultative

cumulative

customary

definitive

demonstrative

derivative

hypertensive

destination

destinations

dichotomy

dictionaries

dictionary

diminutive

dissipative

dispositive

distinctively

distributive

distinguishes

distinguishing

hesitancy

educative

duplicative

estimated

estimable

estimation

hesitantly

estimations

estimator

evocative

exceedingly

executive

extendible

extenuate

extinguisher

extinguishment

estonians

extinguishers

estonian

facultative

federative

figurative

generative

estimators

hyperactive

imitative

illustrative

imperative

inconclusive

indecisive

indicative

ineffective

infinitive

insensitive

interpretive

innovative

intuitive

prohibitive

irrespective

informative

iterative

legislative

legitimate

legitimize

initiative

locomotive

meditative

misdemeanors

misdemeanor

nonproductive

macedonian

occidental

ostensible

ostensibly

oxidative

ostentation

palliative

operative

inquisitive

pejorative

introspective

posthumously

preventative

prerogative

preservative

provocative

qualitative

quantitative

questionable

reconstructive

rectangular

repetitive

regulative

residencies

residential

residency

restorative

retroactive

retrospective

reproductive

residences

unobtrusive

speculative

stimulative

vegetative

sustainable

superlative

testimony

testimonies

transformative

isotonic

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word extensive

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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