Rhyming dictionary
Words that rhyme with effective
Effective has 3 syllables. The second syllable is stressed. It has 2 common pronunciations, so each one has its own list of rhymes below.
Top rhymes for effective: perspective, objective, collective, detective, respective, protective, selective, prospective.
“effective” as in “affective”
Perfect rhymes for effective
223 syllables
- perspective
- objective
- collective
- detective
- respective
- protective
- selective
- prospective
- subjective
- directive
- reflective
- defective
- elective
- corrective
- connective
- convective
- invective
4+ syllables
- ineffective
- retrospective
- irrespective
- introspective
- overprotective
Near rhymes for effective
80Same vowel sound, different consonants. Closest-sounding first.
2 syllables
- lettuce
- mecca
- spectra
- rectal
3 syllables
- objectives
- perspectives
- detectives
- directives
- electives
- collectives
- deceptive
- receptive
- perceptive
- trifecta
- perfecta
- prospectus
- projectiles
- reflexive
- vendettas
- expected
- connected
- selected
- affected
- collected
- elected
- directed
- protected
- impressive
Show 37 more
- rejected
- progressive
- aggressive
- suspected
- infected
- excessive
- reflected
- respected
- detected
- projected
- corrected
- subjected
- erected
- successive
- neglected
- injected
- inspected
- objected
- oppressive
- expressive
- obsessive
- correctness
- ejected
- effected
- depressive
- perfected
- projectile
- possessive
- vendetta
- repressive
- deflected
- defected
- regressive
- dissected
- recessive
- preemptive
- dejected
4+ syllables
- contraceptive
- operettas
- unexpected
- disconnected
- unaffected
- unprotected
- interconnected
- resurrected
- undetected
- contraceptives
- redirected
- reelected
- disrespected
- unconnected
- disaffected
Sounds the same as effective
Rhyming effective with one of these is an identical rhyme; it can feel like repeating yourself.
- affective
“effective” (3 syllables)
Near rhymes for effective
32Same vowel sound, different consonants. Closest-sounding first.
3 syllables
- effected
- effecting
- secretive
- reflexes
- previous
- vehicle
- vehicles
- devious
- grievances
- sepia
- recesses
- cesium
- deviance
- peacefulness
- evenness
- deviant
- behemoth
- pianists
- deviants
- prescience
4+ syllables
- appreciative
- magnesium
- paramecium
- academia
- leukemia
- anemia
- hypoglycemia
- receivables
- encyclopedias
- cohesiveness
- strategical
- uremia
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Questions
- What rhymes with effective?
- The closest perfect rhymes for effective are perspective, objective, collective, detective, respective, protective, selective, prospective, subjective and directive. There are 22 in all, grouped by syllables on this page.
- How many syllables are in effective?
- Effective has 3 syllables. The second syllable is stressed.
- What are some near rhymes for effective?
- Near rhymes keep the vowel sound but change the consonants, which is often what a lyric needs. For effective, try lettuce, mecca, spectra, rectal and objectives.
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Pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University). Word frequency from wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0), word lists from SCOWL, offensive-word filtering from LDNOOBW (CC BY 4.0).