Rhymes with derivative
de·riv·a·tive
D d Two-syllable rhymes
- active — Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
- limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- motive — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
- native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
Three-syllable rhymes
- additive — An additive is a substance which is added in small amounts to foods or other things in order to improve them or to make them last longer.
- creative — A creative person has the ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in the arts.
- effective — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
- fixative — serving to fix; making fixed or permanent.
- negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- positive — admitting of no question: positive proof.
- primitive — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
- relative — a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- acquisitive — If you describe a person or an organization as acquisitive, you do not approve of them because you think they are too concerned with getting new possessions.
- affirmative — An affirmative word or gesture indicates that you agree with what someone has said or that the answer to a question is 'yes'.
- definitive — Something that is definitive provides a firm conclusion that cannot be questioned.
- derivatives — of or relating to financial derivatives
- diminutive — small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model-train layout.
- imperative — imperative language
- indicative — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- infinitive — a verb form found in many languages that functions as a noun or is used with auxiliary verbs, and that names the action or state without specifying the subject, as French venir “to come,” Latin esse “to be,” fuisse “to have been.”.
- initiative — an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
- inquisitive — given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind.
- prohibitive — serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something.
- velocity — rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed: a high wind velocity.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- deliberative — A deliberative institution or procedure has the power or the right to make important decisions.
- split infinitive — an expression in which there is a word or phrase, especially an adverb or adverbial phrase, between to and its accompanying verb form in an infinitive, as in to readily understand.