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Words that rhyme with captives.

The strongest songwriting rhymes for captives are standing, acting, dancing, having, hanging, asking, laughing, and magic.

Strong near rhymes (slant rhymes) include plastic, flashing, passing, getting, crashing, and dramatic.

Useful phrase rhymes include "lot of things", "air traffic", "man in the street", "get the thing", and "school setting".

What rhymes with captives?

These rhymes are specially chosen by our unique songwriting rhyming dictionary to give you the best songwriting rhymes. These aren't always perfect rhymes – we show you rhymes that are singable, useful words for your song.

  • standing
  • acting
  • dancing
  • having
  • hanging
  • asking
  • laughing
  • magic
  • flashing
  • passing
  • getting
  • crashing
  • happy
  • letting
  • telling
  • staring
  • setting
  • begging
  • nasty
  • heading
  • spending
  • daddy
  • exactly
  • wearing
  • carry
  • selfish
  • candy
  • lot of things
  • air traffic
  • man in the street

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Near rhymes for captives

Near rhymes work great for songwriting, often giving a more interesting feel than perfect rhymes.

Phrase rhymes for captives

Short phrases that rhyme with this word, giving you imagery and direction for the next line.

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