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Top rhymes for songwriters

Words that rhyme withretentive.

Songwriting rhymes for retentive

These rhymes are specially chosen by our unique songwriting rhyming dictionary to give you the best songwriting rhymes.

    • selfish
    • perspective
    • expensive
    • possessive
    • senses
    • obsessive
    • cherish
    • credits
    • friendships

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    Near rhymes for retentive

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      • selfish
      • perspective
      • expensive
      • possessive
      • senses
      • obsessive
      • credits
      • cherish
      • trenches
      • friendships
      • objective
      • intensive
      • offensive
      • protective
      • aggressive
      • progressive
      • selective
      • deceptive
      • addresses
      • blessings
      • genetics
      • relentless
      • devilish
      • shellfish
      • garish
      • messes
      • temptress
      • hinges
      • benches
      • wenches
      • wrenches
      • revenges
      • avenges
      • entrenches
      • effendis
      • retrenches
      • intrenches
      • frontbenches
      • effective
      • collective
      • extensive
      • comprehensive
      • respective
      • subjective
      • excessive
      • impressive
      • successive
      • defective
      • defensive
      • prospective
      • suggestive
      • expressive
      • directive
      • corrective
      • detective
      • digestive
      • elective
      • receptive
      • connective
      • irrespective

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