Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Perceive

95 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Perceive"

50 words

These words rhyme exactly with "perceive" — same ending sound.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
naive2nounLacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
heave1verb(transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
reprieve2noun(transitive) To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution.
conceive2verb(transitive) To develop; to form in the mind; to imagine.
cleave1verb(transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
relieve2verb(transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
believe2verb(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
reave1verb(archaic) To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.
achieve2verb(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish.
eve1nounThe day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
weave1verb(transitive) To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
receive2verb(transitive) To be given, sent, or paid something.
retrieve2verb(transitive) To regain or get back something.
deceive2verb(transitive) To trick or mislead.
bereave2verb(transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
qui vive2nouna state of heightened vigilance, especially prior to battle
leave1verb(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
aggrieve2verb(transitive) To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict
sleeve1nounThe part of a garment that covers the arm.
greave1noun(historical) A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet.
interweave3verb(intransitive) To intermingle.
thieve1verb(intransitive) To commit theft.
keeve1noun(brewing) A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub.
on the qui vive4In a state of heightened vigilance, especially prior to battle.
interleave3noun(transitive) To intersperse (something) at regular intervals between the parts of a thing or between items in a group.
sheave1nounTo gather and bind into a sheaf.
steve1nounA diminutive of the male given name Steven and Stephen; also used as a formal male given name.
shrieve1noun(obsolete) To question.
nieve1nounthe fist or hand
eave1noun(architecture) Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”) [(architecture) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.]
naeve1noun(obsolete) Alternative spelling of naevus (“pigmented spot”). [(anatomy) A pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal area on the skin, whether congenital or acquired.]
disbelieve3verbTo not believe; to exercise disbelief.
peeve1noun(colloquial) An annoyance or grievance.
misconceive3verbTo misunderstand.
shore leave2noun(military, nautical) Free time given to sailors of the military navy when they are off duty and allowed to disembark and spend time on land.
frost heave2nounA raising of the level of the ground due to the freezing of moist soil
vive1(obsolete) lively, animated
leve1nounAn embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
threave1nounObsolete form of thrave. [(UK, dialect) A sheaf; a handful.]
steeve1noun(nautical) The angle that a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel.
misperceive3verbTo perceive erroneously.
take leave2verb(often with of) To depart.
terminal leave4nounLeave (vacation) from employment whose conclusion (end) coincides with the conclusion of the employment.
theave1noun(UK, dialect) A ewe lamb of a specific age; in some areas, applied to lambs in their the first or second year (before they have had lambs themselves), in others to lambs in their third year, before their second shearing.
prieve1verb(obsolete or archaic in Scotland) To prove.
sick leave2nounPaid absence from work specifically to recover from illness.
preconceive3verbTo conceive, or form an opinion of, beforehand; to have a preconception
basket weave3nounAlternative form of basketweave. [A simple woven pattern in which groups of warp and weft threads are interlaced to give a checkerboard appearance.]
sleave1noun(weaving) To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads.
compassionate leave5nounA period of absence from work taken by an employee due to a personal matter, either illness or death.

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Perceive"

45 words

These words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
conceit2noun(uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.
concede2verbTo admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge
impede2verb(transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
intrigue2noun(transitive) To arouse the interest of; to fascinate.
complete2verb(transitive) To make whole or entire.
belief2nounMental acceptance of a claim as true.
release2noun(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
deceit2nounAn act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
discreet2Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.
conceal2verb(transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.
succeed2verb(intransitive) To prevail in obtaining an intended objective or accomplishment; to prosper as a result or conclusion of a particular effort.
perceived2As seen or understood by someone.
routine2nounA course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
proceed2verbTo move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
recede2verbTo move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
regime2nounA form of government, or the government in power, particularly an authoritarian or totalitarian one.
intercede3verb(intransitive) To plead on someone else's behalf.
disbelief3nounAn unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case.
defeat2noun(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
indeed2(modal) Truly; in fact; actually.
disease2noun(medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
redeem2verb(transitive) To save, rescue.
receipt2nounA written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.
hygiene2nounThose conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.
received2Generally accepted as correct or true.
relieved2Experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort.
agree2verb(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.
nobody3nounSomeone who is not important or well-known.
trapeze2nounA swinging horizontal bar suspended at each end by a rope, used by circus artists.
believes2verb(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
amphetamine4noun(medicine, pharmacology) A potent central nervous system stimulant of the phenethylamine chemical class that is used to treat ADHD, narcolepsy, and obesity.
mistreat2verb(transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
tv2noun(colloquial, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of television. [(uncountable, broadcasting) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.]
caffeine2nounAn alkaloid, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system.
perceives2verb(transitive) To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.
shopping spree3nounA period of intense and indulgent shopping involving many purchases.
preceed2verbMisspelling of precede. [(transitive) To go before, go in front of.]
protein2noun(nutrition, uncountable) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.
believed2verb(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
believe me3
ideal2nounOptimal; being the best possibility.
increase2noun(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
perceive me3
reality4nounThe state of being actual or real; realness.
serene2verbCalm, peaceful, unruffled.

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