Words that rhyme with inventive
Top rhymes for inventive
incentive, preventive, attentive and inattentive
5 common words rhyme with inventive. The most common are incentive, preventive, attentive and inattentive.
Perfect rhymes for inventive
3 syllables
4 syllables
- inattentive
- disincentive
Near rhymes for inventive
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- expensive
- extensive
- offensive
- defensive
- comprehensive
- intensive
- inexpensive
- apprehensive
- pensive
- redemptive
- inoffensive
- hypertensive
- counteroffensive
- endive
- effective
- perspective
- percentage
- objective
- collective
- detective
- respective
- protective
- incentives
- selective
- prospective
- subjective
- directive
- apprentice
- ineffective
- festive
- reflective
- defective
- retrospective
- digestive
- irrespective
- deceptive
- elective
- receptive
- corrective
- suggestive
How inventive sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˌɪnˈvɛntɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (in-VEN-tive) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛntɪv |
Inventive has three syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with inventive?
- The most common rhymes for inventive are incentive, preventive, attentive, inattentive and disincentive.
- How many words rhyme with inventive?
- We found 5 common perfect rhymes for inventive, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in inventive?
- Inventive has three syllables, with the stress on the second.