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

abortive

abrasive

affective

abusive

additive

adjective

adaptive

adoptive

aggressive

corrective

attractive

alternate

altarpiece

allusive

alternates

assertive

attentive

appointive

assaultive

bloodthirsty

adhesive

balderdash

bellwethers

bellwether

bewildered

bewilders

bewilder

beholder

corruptive

collusive

causative

combative

collective

cognitive

cultural

coercive

collider

cohesive

conductive

congestive

connective

conducive

conclusive

compulsive

convective

convulsive

creative

alderman

corrosive

decorative

curative

deceptive

defective

defensive

depressive

decisive

descriptive

derisive

destructive

detective

disruptive

distinctive

discursive

dispersive

directive

dismissive

divisive

effective

digestive

effusive

elaters

elater

elective

eruptive

emotive

erosive

elusive

evasive

extensive

exhaustive

expletive

faltering

excessive

expansive

expensive

expressive

exploitive

explosive

exclusive

fixative

elderly

filtration

formative

fugitive

flattering

flattery

glutaric

helotry

illusive

incentive

inactive

incisive

impassive

impressive

inclusive

impulsive

infective

inductive

instructive

intensive

intrusive

invective

inventive

instinctive

invasive

lucrative

maltreatment

maladroit

narrative

laxative

negative

nonnative

nutritive

normative

objective

obsessive

obtrusive

offensive

oppressive

polluters

perceptive

permissive

perspective

plethora

pervasive

persuasive

polluter

positive

predictive

possessive

presumptive

preemptive

preventive

primitive

protective

productive

putative

prospective

punitive

progressive

probative

receptive

recessive

reclusive

relative

redemptive

refractive

reflective

reflexive

regressive

reactive

respective

repressive

repulsive

responsive

restrictive

saltier

secretive

selective

sensitive

sedative

seductive

soldering

soldiering

solitaire

subjective

substantive

subversive

suggestive

submissive

successive

talkative

tentative

vindictive

welterweight

zealotry

Words that rhyme with the word alliterative

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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