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1K+ Rhyming Words For DECEPTIVE

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receptive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• ready or willing to receive favorably

adjective satellite

• open to arguments, ideas, or change

• of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

• able to absorb liquid (not repellent)

perceptive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to perception

• having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment

contraceptive13
4 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• an agent or device intended to prevent conception

adjective satellite

• capable of preventing conception or impregnation

unreceptive11
4 adjectiveadj
adjective

• not receptive

detective9
3 nounn
noun

• a police officer who investigates crimes

• an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

proprioceptive14
5 adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to proprioception

unperceptive12
4 adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking perception

adjective satellite

• lacking sensitivity, taste, or judgment

acceptive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• inclined to accept rather than reject

adjective satellite

• accepting willingly

collective10
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• forming a whole or aggregate

noun

• members of a cooperative enterprise

adjective satellite

• done by or characteristic of individuals acting together

• set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government

conceptive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• capable of conceiving

inceptive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• in an initial stage

objective9
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena

• serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes

noun

• the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

• the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed

adjective satellite

• emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation

• belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events

perspective11
3 nounn
noun

• a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

• the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

exceptive9
3 adjectiveadj
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preceptive10
3 adjectiveadj
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susceptive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• Susceptible

• Receptive

apperceptive12
4 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• able to relate new percepts to past experience

chemoreceptive14
5 adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to chemoreceptors

exteroceptive13
5 adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to exteroception

incentive9
3 nounn
noun

• a positive motivational influence

• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

interoceptive13
5 adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to interoception

nociceptive11
4 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• caused by or in response to pain

imperceptive12
4 adjectiveadj
adjective

• Unable to perceive.

intussusceptive15
5 adjectiveadj
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photoreceptive14
5 adjectiveadj
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adoptive8
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• of parents and children; related by adoption

• acquired as your own by free choice

captive7
2 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

• an animal that is confined

• a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion

adjective satellite

• being in captivity

• giving or marked by complete attention to

disruptive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

preemptive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence

directive9
3 nounn
noun

• a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity

adjective satellite

• showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

effective9
3 adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect

adjective satellite

• able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively

• works well as a means or remedy

• exerting force or influence

• existing in fact; not theoretical; real

• ready for service

exhaustive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial

legislative11
4 adjectiveadj
adjective

• relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature

• of or relating to or created by legislation

reflective10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• capable of physically reflecting light or sound

adjective satellite

• deeply or seriously thoughtful

• devoted to matters of the mind

selective9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tending to select; characterized by careful choice

• characterized by very careful or fastidious selection

appreciative12
5 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• feeling or expressive of gratitude

• having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion

expensive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• high in price or charging high prices

adaptive8
3 adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• having a capacity for adaptation

assaultive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• disposed to attack

corruptive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tending to corrupt or pervert

descriptive11
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• serving to describe or inform or characterized by description

• of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage

discursive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition

• (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

dismissive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing indifference or disregard

• stopping to associate with

eruptive8
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• producing or characterized by eruptions

• produced by the action of fire or intense heat

adjective satellite

• actively spewing out lava

presumptive11
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance

• affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance

redemptive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to or resulting in redemption

adjective satellite

• bringing about salvation or redemption from sin

corrective10
3 adjectiveadj
noun

• a device for treating injury or disease

adjective satellite

• designed to promote discipline

• tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition

defensive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack

noun

• an attitude of defensiveness

adjective satellite

• attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing

protective10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind

adjective satellite

• showing care

• (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful

active6
2 adjectiveadj
adjective

• tending to become more severe or wider in scope

• disposed to take action or effectuate change

• characterized by energetic activity

• exerting influence or producing a change or effect

• full of activity or engaged in continuous activity

• (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions

• expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:

• (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

• (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting

• (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt

• engaged in full-time work

noun

• chemical agent capable of activity

• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb

• a person who is a participating member of an organization

adjective satellite

• engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

• taking part in an activity

• in operation

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