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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word administrative.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
4 syllable words
5 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word administrative.
1 syllable words
3 syllable words

abrasive

additive

adaptive

adhesive

adjective

abusive

adamant

abortive

adoptive

affective

admonish

aggressive

appointive

attractive

attentive

badminton

constructive

assertive

assaultive

attainment

badmintons

cognitive

allusive

cadmium

causative

coercive

battening

catamount

bitumen

cohesive

combative

collective

collusive

compulsive

conductive

congestive

connective

conclusive

conducive

atonement

convective

deceptive

decorative

defective

defensive

curative

decisive

creative

corruptive

deadening

corrosive

destructive

dismissive

depressive

descriptive

detective

discursive

digestive

directive

disruptive

dispersive

derisive

distinctive

divisive

effective

expletive

exploitive

evasive

exhaustive

exclusive

excessive

elusive

eruptive

emotive

erosive

expansive

expensive

explosive

expressive

extensive

fixative

formative

fugitive

illusive

effusive

elective

impassive

impressive

corrective

inactive

convulsive

impulsive

predictive

incentive

inductive

infective

instinctive

instructive

intensive

intrusive

invasive

invective

inventive

laxative

laudanum

lieutenants

lucrative

lieutenant

maddening

incisive

obsessive

normative

nonnative

objective

obstructive

productive

offensive

nutritive

obtrusive

outnumbers

outnumber

ottoman

primitive

oppressive

permissive

prospective

perceptive

positive

persuasive

perspective

pervasive

possessive

presumptive

preventive

narrative

probative

progressive

negative

protective

inclusive

preemptive

reflexive

refractive

receptive

punitive

redemptive

reflective

putative

reactive

recessive

reclusive

regressive

restrictive

respective

relative

responsive

repressive

repulsive

rudiment

secretive

sedative

seductive

selective

sensitive

sediments

suggestive

sediment

submissive

substantive

subjective

stamina

successive

subversive

talkative

tentative

sweetening

vindictive

rudiments

vitamin

vitamins

whitening

Words that rhyme with the word administrative

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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