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

abortive

aborted

abortions

abortion

additive

adaptive

abusive

abridgement

affective

adhesive

adjective

adoptive

abrasive

abridges

aggressive

aforethought

allusive

assertive

apartment

appointive

aperture

apartments

assaultive

apportion

apartheid

attentive

attractive

averted

decorative

compulsive

cabarets

cognitive

collective

combative

collusive

cabaret

coercive

cohesive

curative

conductive

connective

congestive

conducive

conclusive

convective

convulsive

copperhead

constructive

corrective

corruptive

copperheads

corrosive

creative

covertly

copartner

copartners

deceptive

decisive

defective

defensive

departed

departing

department

deportment

departments

deportees

deportee

departures

departure

depressive

destructive

digestive

directive

derisive

detective

discursive

descriptive

disruptive

dismissive

dispersive

diverting

divisive

expletive

effective

eruptive

elective

emotive

erosive

evasive

effusive

elusive

everyday

everything

everythings

excessive

distinctive

exclusive

exhaustive

expansive

expensive

exploitive

expressive

fixative

formative

favorites

fugitive

hybridize

explosive

impressive

impulsive

instructive

impassive

incentive

inactive

incisive

inductive

infective

instinctive

inclusive

intensive

illusive

intrusive

invective

extensive

invasive

inventive

favorite

jeopardize

jeopardy

laxative

lucrative

labrador

labradors

liberate

liberties

libertine

liberty

libertines

librettist

libretto

libration

nutritive

normative

negative

nonnative

objective

obsessive

obstructive

obtrusive

operates

opportune

oppressive

offensive

operate

overdo

reactive

overdoes

overdone

overdose

overdrive

overdraft

overhead

overheads

overheats

overheat

overrates

overrate

override

overtake

overthrows

overtime

overtly

overthrow

overrides

overtone

overtakes

overtures

overturn

overtones

overturns

overture

overtax

overdraw

prospective

perspective

poverty

perceptive

permissive

pervasive

persuasive

possessive

predictive

preemptive

overdrafts

productive

primitive

preventive

probative

presumptive

protective

overeat

progressive

punitive

puberty

putative

pepperidge

overdue

receptive

recessive

relative

refractive

reflective

redemptive

regressive

reflexive

repertoire

repressive

repartee

reportage

reporter

reporters

reproduce

respective

repulsive

restrictive

reverted

separates

responsive

secretive

selective

sensitive

sedative

seductive

separate

sephardic

talkative

typewriting

sephardim

tentative

reclusive

spirited

sporadic

sportingly

substantive

sportsmanship

subjective

submissive

suggestive

subversive

successive

supporter

supporters

typewriter

typewriters

vibration

vibrations

vibrator

vibrators

vindictive

4 syllable words

abortionist

abortionists

aberrations

acquisitive

accusative

alternative

affordable

apparition

apprehensive

aphrodite

aphrodites

apportionment

apparitions

associative

demonstrative

automotive

competitive

commemorative

conservative

comprehensive

consecutive

contraceptive

consultative

contemplative

constitutive

cooperate

cooperates

cumulative

copyreaders

copyreader

definitive

deportations

deportation

depredation

depredations

derivative

diminutive

dispositive

dissipative

duplicative

educative

executive

evocative

distributive

figurative

departmental

facultative

hypertensive

hypertonic

illustrative

hypertension

imperative

interpretive

intuitive

imitative

irrespective

iterative

inattentive

hypertrophy

informative

initiative

inconclusive

indicative

innovative

ineffective

inquisitive

indecisive

inexpensive

insensitive

infinitive

inoffensive

introspective

jeopardizes

laboratories

liberated

liberating

legislative

liberator

liberation

liberators

locomotive

meditative

nonproductive

nephridium

operators

operator

operations

operation

aberration

opportunist

opportunists

overdoses

pejorative

overrating

preservative

oxidative

palliative

provocative

prerogative

preventative

prohibitive

qualitative

quantitative

reconstructive

regulative

reparations

separatist

reparation

repetitive

repertory

reportable

reproduces

separations

reproduction

reproductions

restorative

reproductive

retroactive

retrospective

separating

separation

separatists

severity

separators

sobriety

speculative

spiritual

separator

sporadically

spirituals

stimulative

subordinate

subordinates

superheated

supportable

transformative

unobtrusive

vegetative

laboratory

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word operative

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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