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

additive

adaptive

adoptive

adjective

abrasive

abusive

adhesive

affective

appointive

allusive

archery

assertive

assaultive

aggressive

attentive

attractive

causative

brazier

brokerage

corruptive

bureaucrats

bureaucrat

collective

coercive

cognitive

cohesive

collusive

combative

conductive

compulsive

conclusive

congestive

connective

brasserie

corrective

abortive

convulsive

constructive

convective

erosive

corrosive

conducive

crackerjack

creative

coworkers

coworker

decorative

crosscurrent

curative

deceptive

cursory

defective

decisive

fixative

formative

defensive

destructive

detective

descriptive

digestive

directive

derisive

depressive

discursive

dismissive

dispersive

disruptive

effective

elective

divisive

distinctive

elusive

effusive

emotive

eraser

erasers

expletive

inductive

exhaustive

excessive

expansive

expensive

expressive

extensive

exploitive

exclusive

explosive

forgery

evasive

impulsive

forgeries

fugitive

grazier

gregory

grocery

groceries

harasser

harassers

illusive

crockery

impassive

incentive

crosscurrents

inactive

impressive

incisive

inclusive

infective

invective

inventive

instructive

invasive

instinctive

intensive

intrusive

lucrative

margarine

normative

laxative

marguerite

mercuric

marjoram

mercury

narrative

negative

nonnative

nutritive

obstructive

objective

obtrusive

obsessive

offensive

nursery

nurseries

oppressive

paragraph

paragraphs

perceptive

permissive

pervasive

perspective

persuasive

peregrine

peregrines

perjury

perjurer

positive

possessive

predictive

preemptive

praiseworthy

precursors

precursor

prescribers

prescriber

presumptive

prescription

preservers

preserver

pressurize

primitive

preventive

prescriptions

probative

procurement

productive

procurements

procreates

procurer

protective

prospective

progressive

progression

proscription

punitive

redemptive

putative

receptive

reactive

recessive

reclusive

pursuers

pursuer

reflective

reflexive

relative

repressive

refractive

regressive

repulsive

respective

restrictive

procreate

responsive

sauerkraut

seductive

sedative

selective

progresses

sensitive

subjective

subversive

sorcery

sorcerers

sorcerer

sharecroppers

sharecropper

suggestive

submissive

successive

tentative

substantive

talkative

surcharges

surgery

surgeries

three-quarters

treasurers

treachery

treasurer

treasuries

treasury

treasurys

trickery

vindictive

Words that rhyme with the word preservative

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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