Words that rhyme with detective

/ɛktɪv/ · 22 perfect rhymes

A perfect rhyme matches every sound from the stressed vowel to the end of the word. In “detective” (/dɪˈtɛktɪv/) that part is /ɛktɪv/. Ingglish spells it “ektiv”, and that spelling always makes that sound. Every word below ends in /ɛktɪv/, however English spells it.

3-syllable rhymes for “detective”

Words of 3 syllables that rhyme with “detective”, most common first
Word	Ingglish	IPA	Syllables
effective	ifektiv	/ɪˈfɛktɪv/	3
perspective	perspektiv	/pɝˈspɛktɪv/	3
objective	abjektiv	/əbˈdʒɛktɪv/	3
protective	pratektiv	/pɹəˈtɛktɪv/	3
collective	kalektiv	/kəˈlɛktɪv/	3
defective	difektiv	/dɪˈfɛktɪv/	3
directive	derektiv	/dɝˈɛktɪv/	3
prospective	praspektiv	/pɹəˈspɛktɪv/	3
selective	salektiv	/səˈlɛktɪv/	3
subjective	sabjektiv	/səbˈdʒɛktɪv/	3
elective	ilektiv	/ɪˈlɛktɪv/	3
respective	rispektiv	/ɹɪˈspɛktɪv/	3
reflective	riflektiv	/ɹɪˈflɛktɪv/	3
corrective	kerektiv	/kɝˈɛktɪv/	3
affective	afektiv	/əˈfɛktɪv/	3
connective	kanektiv	/kəˈnɛktɪv/	3
convective	kanvektiv	/kənˈvɛktɪv/	3
invective	invektiv	/ˌɪnˈvɛktɪv/	3

4-syllable rhymes for “detective”

Words of 4 syllables that rhyme with “detective”, most common first
Word	Ingglish	IPA	Syllables
ineffective	inifektiv	/ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv/	4
introspective	intraspektiv	/ˌɪntɹəˈspɛktɪv/	4
retrospective	retraspektiv	/ˌɹɛtɹəˈspɛktɪv/	4
irrespective	eeraspektiv	/ˌɪɹəˈspɛktɪv/	4

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