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

abrasive

abortive

abusive

combative

adaptive

adhesive

adjective

additive

adoptive

impulsive

aggressive

appointive

attentive

assaultive

allusive

assertive

attractive

compulsive

affective

achievements

bookbinders

bookbinder

bookkeeping

causative

coercive

cohesive

collective

cognitive

convulsive

collusive

conclusive

conducive

congestive

connective

conductive

constructive

convective

corrective

corrosive

decisive

defensive

depressive

decorative

curative

deceptive

defective

corruptive

creative

derisive

impressive

despondent

descriptive

detective

destructive

dismissive

disappoints

discursive

dispensers

dispenser

disruptive

distinctive

divisive

achievement

disappoint

elusive

effusive

emotive

effective

elective

equipment

equipments

erosive

escapement

exhaustive

eruptive

evasive

expansions

expletive

exponent

exponents

fixative

hispanics

illusive

husbandry

fugitive

formative

digestive

inactive

directive

inclusive

preemptive

incentive

incisive

intensive

intrusive

inventive

invasive

invective

instinctive

instructive

obsessive

offensive

inductive

laxative

lucrative

lesbians

jacobin

jacobine

lesbian

perspective

misshapen

oppressive

obtrusive

negative

narrative

nonnative

occupant

normative

nutritive

occupants

objective

obstructive

persuasive

perceptive

misgiving

permissive

possessive

infective

pervasive

positive

predictive

megaphone

misgivings

megaphones

presumptive

primitive

prospective

preventive

progressive

protective

probative

reactive

receptive

productive

recessive

punitive

reclusive

refractive

regressive

redemptive

relative

reflective

reflexive

putative

respective

repulsive

respondent

repressive

respondents

restrictive

secretive

sedative

seductive

saxophones

saxophone

selective

sensitive

successive

subversive

substantive

submissive

subjective

suggestive

suspension

suspenders

suspensions

teaspoonful

suspender

talkative

thespian

tentative

vagabond

vagabonds

vindictive

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word expansive

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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