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

adoptive

adaptive

affective

additive

adjective

abrasive

abusive

aggressive

allusive

adhesive

attractive

amperage

ampersand

amphora

ambrosian

appointive

assertive

assaultive

attentive

ambrosial

abortive

bombardiers

cinnabar

bombardier

bonfires

canberra

cambrian

causative

cohesive

bombardment

bonfire

chamberlain

coercive

collective

combative

comforting

comforters

comforter

collusive

cognitive

bombardments

compartments

comportment

compresses

comprehend

compression

compressor

comprehends

compressors

compulsive

compromise

comprises

conclusive

conducive

conductive

conference

conferee

conferees

converted

conifers

congestive

conformists

conformist

conforming

conifer

constructive

convective

conformance

connective

conversant

convergent

converging

conversions

conversion

corruptive

compartment

convulsive

corrective

creative

converters

converter

corrosive

conveyer

conveyor

impartial

curative

empire

decorative

deceptive

defective

decisive

defensive

depressive

destructive

detective

descriptive

digestive

derisive

discursive

directive

dismissive

cumbersome

disruptive

dispersive

divisive

distinctive

effective

elective

elusive

effusive

embargoes

embargo

embarrassed

emotive

embraces

emperors

embroider

embroidered

embryos

emperor

empires

environs

enforcements

enforcement

empowered

empowers

empower

enforcer

enforcers

enforces

expletive

eruptive

evasive

enfranchise

expressive

expansive

excessive

exhaustive

exclusive

exploitive

enfranchised

explosive

erosive

expensive

fixative

formative

fugitive

extensive

embryo

imbroglio

illusive

hanover

impairment

impairments

conversely

converses

imperfect

impassive

imperils

imperil

incentive

importing

importer

importers

impregnate

imprison

imported

impresses

important

improper

impregnates

impression

impressment

impressions

impressive

impromptu

imprinting

improvement

improvements

imprisons

in-person

inactive

impulsive

improvise

imprudent

imprudence

improving

inclusive

inductive

informer

infective

importance

incisive

infarction

inference

infernal

infertile

inferno

informants

informals

informant

informers

infractions

infraction

infrequent

informal

intensive

infringement

instinctive

infringements

infringes

invective

inventive

intrusive

invasive

inversely

inversion

inverted

laxative

lucrative

juniper

junipers

lumbering

narrative

membership

negative

memberships

nonnative

non-verbal

lumberjack

lumberman

nutritive

obstructive

normative

objective

offensive

obtrusive

obsessive

oppressive

perspective

perceptive

permissive

persuasive

pervasive

positive

primitive

preventive

predictive

preemptive

productive

presumptive

probative

progressive

prospective

protective

receptive

punitive

reactive

reclusive

recessive

redemptive

putative

reflective

reimburse

regressive

respective

reflexive

secretive

repressive

refractive

relative

remover

sensitive

seductive

sedative

responsive

repulsive

restrictive

selective

subjective

reinforce

snobbery

sombrero

substantive

submissive

subversive

suggestive

possessive

successive

tentative

talkative

temperance

temperament

temperature

temporal

tempering

tempera

temperatures

temperaments

temporize

timberman

umbrellas

umbrella

umpire

unapproved

unabridged

unburden

unbridled

unbroken

tambourine

umpires

vindictive

unfriendly

uniforms

uniform

universe

whenever

4 syllable words

affirmative

accusative

acquisitive

alternative

anaphora

associative

apprehensive

automotive

comparative

commemorative

comfortable

comfortably

comparable

comparator

competitive

comparison

comparisons

comprehensive

comprehension

compromises

compromiser

conferences

confirmable

conformity

confrontation

confrontations

consecutive

conservative

consultative

contemplative

contraceptive

constitutive

conversation

confirmations

conversations

confirmation

convertible

convertibles

cumulative

definitive

diminutive

derivative

dispositive

dissipative

distributive

embarrassing

duplicative

educative

embarkation

embarrasses

embarrassment

embarrassments

empirical

embryonic

embroiderers

embroiderer

embroideries

embroidery

empiricist

enforceable

emporium

emporia

environment

enfranchises

environments

executive

federative

facultative

imitative

hyperactive

hypertensive

impartially

impersonal

impersonates

impertinent

impersonate

imperial

imperfection

imperfections

imperia

superlative

importantly

importation

improperly

impregnated

improbable

imprimatur

impregnation

impressionist

impressionists

inattentive

impurity

improvises

impurities

invertebrate

indicative

indecisive

inconclusive

ineffective

inexpensive

infinitive

inferences

inferential

infirmities

infirmary

infirmity

inebriates

inferior

informally

informations

information

infrequently

inebriate

infrequency

innovative

inopportune

initiative

insensitive

inoffensive

inquisitive

introspective

intuitive

invariance

invariant

infuriates

infuriate

invertebrates

irrespective

iterative

legislative

locomotive

nonpartisan

nonproductive

meditative

nonprescription

omnipresence

omnipresent

oxidative

pejorative

palliative

restorative

preservative

reconstructive

preventative

prohibitive

provocative

repetitive

qualitative

pumpernickel

quantitative

regulative

reimbursements

reimbursement

reproductive

reinforcements

retrospective

reinforces

reinforcement

retroactive

speculative

reimburses

stimulative

impractical

temporaries

temporally

temporary

temperamental

transformative

unobtrusive

unfortunates

universal

uniformly

unparalleled

universes

vegetative

unprincipled

unfortunate

impregnable

7 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word inoperative

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

Rhyming Dictionary


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