Rhymes for "detective" /dɪtɛktɪv/

3 syllables (de-tec-tive)

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Perfect Rhymes for 'detective'

These words share the same ending sound from the stressed syllable onward.

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1 + 2

de /dɪ/

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tec /tɛk/tive /tɪv/

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de /dɪ/tec /tɛk/

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tive /tɪv/

1 + 1 + 1

de /dɪ/

tec /tɛk/

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tive /tɪv/

"detective" in Song Lyrics

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Thought that it went away, uh oh, here it come again Never mind stuntin', dime puffin, doc spent his time frontin' He like a bad detective, he ain't find nuttin' Besides that though, I can't enjoy a movie, dinner My son growin' up, I'm lookin' like the movie thinner

Cam'ron — "I.B.S."

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