1K+ Words That Rhyme With SELECTIVE
There are 1,434 words and
97 phrases
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detective | 9 | 3 | nounn | |||||
noun • a police officer who investigates crimes • an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public | ||||||||
collective | 10 | 3 | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
objective | 9 | 3 | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
perspective | 11 | 3 | nounn | |||||
reflective | 10 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
defective | 9 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
respective | 10 | 3 | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
protective | 10 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
invective | 9 | 3 | nounn | |||||
elective | 8 | 3 | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
directive | 9 | 3 | nounn | |||||
prospective | 11 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
ineffective | 11 | 4 | adjectiveadj | |||||
retrospective | 13 | 4 | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
affective | 9 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
connective | 10 | 3 | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
corrective | 10 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
effective | 9 | 3 | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
projective | 10 | 3 | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
introspective | 13 | 4 | adjectiveadj | |||||
subjective | 10 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
overprotective | 14 | 5 | adjectiveadj | |||||
irrespective | 12 | 4 | adverbadv | |||||
advective | 9 | 3 | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
deflective | 10 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
infective | 9 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
rejective | 9 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
bijective | 9 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
erective | 8 | 3 | ||||||
inflective | 10 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
injective | 9 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
inspective | 10 | 3 | ||||||
surjective | 10 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
imperfective | 12 | 4 | adjectiveadj | |||||
nonelective | 11 | 4 | adjectiveadj | |||||
nonobjective | 12 | 4 | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
nonsubjective | 13 | 4 | adjectiveadj | |||||
unreflective | 12 | 4 | adjectiveadj | |||||
antireflective | 14 | 5 | adjectiveadj | |||||
convective | 10 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
intellective | 12 | 4 | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
intersubjective | 15 | 5 | adjectiveadj | |||||
nondirective | 12 | 4 | adjectiveadj | |||||
noninfective | 12 | 4 | adjectiveadj | |||||
radioprotective | 15 | 6 | adjectiveadj | |||||
retroreflective | 15 | 5 | adjectiveadj | |||||
supereffective | 14 | 5 | adjectiveadj | |||||
expensive | 9 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
active | 6 | 2 | adjectiveadj | |||||
attractive | 10 | 3 | adjectiveadj | |||||
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1 Syllable
2 Syllables
Words (65)
- active
- motive
- native
- massive
- olive
- festive
- captive
- pensive
- passive
- plaintive
- restive
- furtive
- missive
- plosive
- octave
- endive
- forgive
- outlive
- cursive
- dative
- sportive
- votive
- belive
- pre-emptive
- costive
- fictive
- misgive
- plausive
- stative
- tractive
- unlive
- jussive
- outgive
- regive
- sorptive
- suasive
- tensive
- tussive
- visive
- coactive
- codrive
- crescive
- restrive
- essive
- factive
- fissive
- fixive
- fluxive
- fructive
- fruitive
- sative
- torsive
- tortive
- kharkiv
- plovdiv
- bylive
- caitive
- convive
- corsive
- descrive
- gainstrive
- musive
- practive
- proclive
- reprive
Phrases (3)
3 Syllables
Words (473)
- detective
- collective
- objective
- perspective
- reflective
- defective
- respective
- protective
- invective
- elective
- directive
- prospective
- affective
- connective
- corrective
- effective
- projective
- subjective
- advective
- deflective
- infective
- rejective
- bijective
- erective
- inflective
- injective
- inspective
- surjective
- convective
- expensive
- attractive
- destructive
- offensive
- adjective
- aggressive
- creative
- defensive
- fugitive
- negative
- positive
- primitive
- relative
- sensitive
- addictive
- attentive
- excessive
- exclusive
- explosive
- impressive
- productive
- adoptive
- combative
- constructive
- deceptive
- digestive
- distinctive
- inactive
- incentive
- instinctive
- inventive
- perceptive
- preventive
- proactive
- reactive
- receptive
- restrictive
- seductive
- supportive
- vindictive
- abrasive
- abusive
- assertive
- cognitive
- disruptive
- exhaustive
- extensive
- intensive
- laxative
- lucrative
- narrative
- obsessive
- oppressive
- preemptive
- progressive
- punitive
- secretive
- sedative
- submissive
- subversive
- successive
- talkative
- tentative
- adhesive
- compulsive
- conclusive
- decisive
- depressive
- elusive
- evasive
- expressive
- impulsive
- inclusive
- intrusive
- invasive
- pervasive
- possessive
- reclusive
- reflexive
- repressive
- repulsive
- responsive
- suggestive
- abortive
- adaptive
- assaultive
- conductive
- congestive
- inductive
- instructive
- obstructive
- predictive
- refractive
- injunctive
- additive
- causative
- conducive
- corruptive
- curative
- descriptive
- emotive
- eruptive
- expletive
- exploitive
- formative
- nonnative
- normative
- nutritive
- presumptive
- probative
- putative
- redemptive
- regressive
- substantive
- dissective
- neglective
- coercive
- cohesive
- collusive
- convulsive
- corrosive
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Phrases (7)
4 Syllables
Words (555)
- ineffective
- retrospective
- introspective
- irrespective
- imperfective
- nonelective
- nonobjective
- nonsubjective
- unreflective
- intellective
- nondirective
- noninfective
- affirmative
- alternative
- competitive
- conservative
- executive
- contraceptive
- reproductive
- hyperactive
- interactive
- legislative
- unattractive
- apprehensive
- automotive
- comparative
- comprehensive
- consecutive
- decorative
- definitive
- derivative
- imperative
- indicative
- inexpensive
- informative
- innovative
- inquisitive
- insensitive
- intuitive
- locomotive
- meditative
- operative
- prerogative
- provocative
- repetitive
- speculative
- vegetative
- inattentive
- inconclusive
- indecisive
- nonproductive
- unproductive
- unresponsive
- inoffensive
- overactive
- palliative
- recollective
- retroactive
- disconnective
- introjective
- irreflective
- unrespective
- vivisective
- acquisitive
- contemplative
- cumulative
- demonstrative
- diminutive
- educative
- evocative
- exploitative
- figurative
- generative
- hypertensive
- illustrative
- imitative
- infinitive
- interpretive
- pejorative
- preservative
- preventative
- prohibitive
- qualitative
- quantitative
- restorative
- superlative
- federative
- extrospective
- facultative
- nonreflective
- uneffective
- unimpressive
- unobjective
- unobtrusive
- nonexclusive
- nonresponsive
- consultative
- disincentive
- unreceptive
- accusative
- distributive
- iterative
- oxidative
- reconstructive
- regulative
- stimulative
- dispositive
- dissipative
- duplicative
- performative
- supermassive
- unselective
- nonselective
- counteractive
- appositive
- copulative
- correlative
- detonative
- hypotensive
- implicative
- inexpressive
- intransitive
- maladaptive
- nominative
- nonadaptive
- nonaddictive
- noninvasive
- penetrative
- precognitive
- procreative
- psychoactive
- recitative
- retributive
- retrogressive
- suppurative
- ulcerative
- unconstructive
- uncreative
- unperceptive
- unprogressive
- exudative
- interruptive
- noncognitive
- nonreactive
- reparative
- substitutive
- transformative
- adumbrative
- adversative
- affricative
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Phrases (14)
5 Syllables
Words (265)
- overprotective
- antireflective
- intersubjective
- retroreflective
- supereffective
- initiative
- representative
- radioactive
- administrative
- appreciative
- argumentative
- commemorative
- cooperative
- degenerative
- hypersensitive
- imaginative
- investigative
- manipulative
- accommodative
- accumulative
- alliterative
- authoritative
- collaborative
- communicative
- discriminative
- inoperative
- noncompetitive
- postoperative
- preoperative
- recuperative
- remunerative
- photoconductive
- superconductive
- deliberative
- elucidative
- prognosticative
- uncompetitive
- uninformative
- vituperative
- nonautomotive
- noncumulative
- nonexecutive
- participative
- redistributive
- counterproductive
- oversensitive
- counteroffensive
- dissociative
- associative
- contaminative
- corroborative
- determinative
- interpretative
- interrogative
- photosensitive
- proprioceptive
- supersensitive
- undemonstrative
- anticorrosive
- inconsecutive
- insinuative
- noncommutative
- photorefractive
- regenerative
- accelerative
- acculturative
- adjudicative
- agglomerative
- agglutinative
- ameliorative
- appropriative
- approximative
- articulative
- assimilative
- chemoreceptive
- commiserative
- conciliative
- confederative
- continuative
- coordinative
- delineative
- denunciative
- depreciative
- disintegrative
- evaluative
- evaporative
- excogitative
- exonerative
- exteroceptive
- facilitative
- incorporative
- interoceptive
- justificative
- multiplicative
- nonfigurative
- nonimitative
- opinionative
- originative
- photoemissive
- prefigurative
- reciprocative
- recriminative
- reiterative
- renunciative
- retaliative
- reverberative
- significative
- subordinative
- substantiative
- acetylative
- anticonvulsive
- anticreative
- antinarrative
- antiprogressive
- antisubversive
- asseverative
- denominative
- desiderative
- diapositive
- disaggregative
- elaborative
- eliminative
- enumerative
- evacuative
- exaggerative
- exfoliative
- exhilarative
- extrapolative
- gesticulative
- hyperaggressive
- hyperresponsive
- illuminative
- immunoreactive
- inoculative
- interpolative
- intussusceptive
- irradiative
- nonacquisitive
- nonconsecutive
- nonconservative
- nonderivative
- nonevaluative
- noninteractive
- nonintuitive
- nonoperative
- nonquantitative
- nonreproductive
- nonretroactive
- nonspeculative
- obliterative
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Phrases (28)
- hotel detective
- house detective
- linear perspective
- store detective
- on the offensive
- sales incentive
- alaska native
- alaskan native
- chief executive
- ethical motive
- first derivative
- otc derivative
- partial derivative
- present progressive
- steam locomotive
- tank locomotive
- top executive
- musical octave
- bursting explosive
- denture adhesive
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Words (50)
- radioprotective
- neoconservative
- uncooperative
- unimaginative
- rehabilitative
- anticompetitive
- incommunicative
- unappreciative
- uncommunicative
- noncooperative
- ultraconservative
- unrepresentative
- electronegative
- electropositive
- nonradioactive
- radiosensitive
- ratiocinative
- antiderivative
- antispeculative
- deteriorative
- excommunicative
- inappreciative
- interoperative
- immunosuppressive
- electroconvulsive
- noncommunicative
- unremunerative
- decontaminative
- disassimilative
- exemplificative
- experimentative
- misappreciative
- recapitulative
- supererogative
- unauthoritative
- antihypertensive
- nonassociative
- nonprognosticative
- nonrepresentative
- unargumentative
- hypercompetitive
- mechanoreceptive
- misrepresentative
- overconservative
- philoprogenitive
- semiconservative
- semiquantitative
- supercompetitive
- superconservative
- cosignificative
Phrases (16)
7 Syllables
Words (6)
Phrases (15)
- relational adjective
- meuse-argonne offensive
- sexually attractive
- account representative
- artificial additive
- business executive
- corporate executive
- electric locomotive
- legal representative
- pleading in the alternative
- present perfect progressive
- sales representative
- california olive
- mutually exclusive
- one hundred forty-five
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