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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word illustrative.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 illustrative.
3 syllable words

abortive

abrasive

adaptive

adoptive

affective

additive

adjective

abusive

adhesive

aggressive

appointive

allusive

allocates

allocate

alsatian

attractive

assertive

assaultive

attentive

ballistic

ballistics

blastoderm

blessedly

combative

blistering

causative

blustering

blockaders

blockader

celestial

collusive

coalesced

coercive

blockaded

cognitive

cohesive

collective

collected

collections

collectors

collection

collector

collegiate

conductive

connective

conclusive

congestive

compulsive

conducive

convective

convulsive

elective

corrective

curative

creative

elector

corrosive

decorative

defective

defensive

decisive

delegate

delegates

delicate

delightful

delighted

delighting

depressive

derisive

descriptive

detective

digestive

dialects

dialect

directive

disruptive

distinctive

discursive

dismissive

dispersive

divisive

dualist

effective

duelist

effusive

elastic

corruptive

expletive

electric

deceptive

elections

electrics

electrode

electro

exploitive

electrodes

electrons

electron

elicit

elicits

eruptive

elusive

emotive

erosive

evasive

excessive

exclusive

exhaustive

expansive

expensive

election

extensive

electors

explosive

expressive

fixative

falsity

falsettos

falsetto

fluctuate

fluctuates

fugitive

formative

galactic

galactose

flycatcher

glistening

illicit

glaciate

illusive

illustrate

illustrates

inactive

impassive

impressive

impulsive

incentive

inductive

infective

incisive

inclusive

instinctive

intrusive

philistine

intensive

laxative

inventive

narrative

invasive

invective

lucrative

loyalist

loyalists

molester

molesters

molested

objective

nutritive

obtrusive

normative

negative

obsessive

nihilists

nonnative

offensive

oppressive

palisades

palisade

philistines

perceptive

pilasters

pilaster

permissive

plastering

plasterwork

plasterer

placidly

predictive

pleistocene

positive

possessive

preemptive

presumptive

preventive

primitive

productive

prospective

progressive

protective

putative

punitive

probative

redemptive

reactive

receptive

recessive

reclusive

realists

realist

reelect

refractive

reflective

reflexive

regressive

relative

reluctant

restrictive

repressive

respective

substantive

relegate

repulsive

responsive

secretive

royalist

scholastic

sedative

seductive

sensitive

silicate

selective

selections

selection

silicates

solicit

slaughterhouse

solicits

soloists

soloist

solstices

subjective

relocate

submissive

tentative

subversive

successive

talkative

suggestive

perspective

vindictive

persuasive

violist

violists

pervasive

4 syllable words

accusative

acquisitive

affirmative

alternative

allegations

allocations

alligators

allegation

allocation

alligator

associative

automotive

apprehensive

commemorative

comparative

calisthenic

calisthenics

chalcedony

collectible

collectibles

collectively

collectivize

collectivist

collectivized

collocation

conservative

consecutive

competitive

comprehensive

constitutive

contemplative

consultative

contraceptive

cumulative

delectable

definitive

delegating

delicately

delegation

delegations

derivative

dielectric

dialectic

diminutive

dispositive

dissipative

distributive

dualistic

duplicative

educative

electorate

electorates

electioneer

electioneers

electricals

electrician

electricians

electrifies

electrical

executive

electrify

electrocute

electronic

electronics

electroplate

elicited

evocative

electrolyte

electrolytes

elucidate

elocutions

elocution

facultative

felicitate

figurative

felicity

federative

insensitive

fluctuating

generative

glaciation

hyperactive

hypertensive

illustrators

illustrator

imperative

imitative

illustrated

illustrations

illustration

fluctuations

inattentive

initiative

indicative

informative

innovative

ineffective

infinitive

inoffensive

inexpensive

indecisive

inconclusive

inquisitive

unobtrusive

velocity

fluctuation

intuitive

introspective

irrespective

interpretive

legislative

iterative

locomotive

meditative

nonproductive

molestation

pejorative

operative

palliative

oxidative

velocities

oleaster

mollycoddle

prerogative

preservative

preventative

qualitative

provocative

prohibitive

quantitative

realistic

realizations

realization

reelection

repetitive

relaxation

reluctantly

reproductive

relocations

retroactive

retrospective

speculative

regulative

solicitors

solicitor

solicitude

stimulative

relocation

superlative

transformative

vegetative

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word illustrative

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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