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

abortive

abusive

abundance

abundant

abounding

abandoned

abandons

adaptive

abrasive

appointed

additive

affective

adjective

affiant

appointive

aggressive

allusive

appendage

appendix

appointees

appointee

adhesive

adoptive

appointment

appointments

attentive

attractive

assertive

avant-garde

cabinet

causative

cabinets

chippendale

chippendales

cavendish

cognitive

coercive

collective

combative

cohesive

collusive

assaultive

conductive

congestive

compulsive

conducive

conclusive

connective

constructive

convective

convulsive

corrective

corrosive

corruptive

coventry

creative

deceptive

decorative

curative

defendants

defendant

defenders

decisive

defender

debentures

debenture

defiant

definite

depressive

dependents

dependence

derisive

descriptive

destructive

detective

dependent

deviant

deviants

digestive

directive

abandon

fixative

disruptive

discursive

dismissive

elective

emotive

effusive

divisive

elusive

erosive

evasive

eruptive

eventful

expensive

exhaustive

expletive

exploitive

extensive

excessive

exclusive

expansive

explosive

expressive

dispersive

formative

fugitive

hypnotic

hypnotist

hypnotists

hypnotics

hypnotize

primitive

impassive

incentive

inactive

inductive

infective

impulsive

incisive

illusive

instinctive

invective

intensive

instructive

invasive

inventive

protective

negative

laxative

lucrative

lavender

narrative

normative

nonnative

nepenthe

newfoundland

nutritive

objective

offensive

obstructive

offender

obtrusive

permissive

oppressive

perceptive

perspective

persuasive

pervasive

positive

obsessive

possessive

productive

substantive

inclusive

intrusive

offenders

preemptive

presumptive

progressive

punitive

prospective

putative

reactive

redemptive

reflective

receptive

refractive

reflexive

reclusive

recessive

refunders

relative

repentance

repentant

regressive

repressive

respective

repulsive

responsive

restrictive

seductive

secretive

selective

sensitive

sedative

seventeen

seventeens

reappoint

seventeenth

seventies

seventy

subjective

submissive

subversive

successive

suggestive

tentative

talkative

vindictive

impressive

probative

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word definitive

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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