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

abusive

abortive

adaptive

additive

affective

adoptive

adjective

compulsive

adhesive

attentive

assertive

appointive

attractive

allusive

assaultive

archery

cognitive

collective

brasserie

combative

brokerage

collusive

causative

bureaucrats

coercive

cohesive

bureaucrat

conducive

brazier

conclusive

connective

conductive

convective

convulsive

corrective

constructive

deceptive

corrosive

corruptive

creative

coworkers

coworker

crackerjack

curative

expressive

crosscurrents

cursory

decisive

defensive

defective

derisive

discursive

digestive

detective

descriptive

directive

destructive

dismissive

dispersive

erosive

decorative

disruptive

divisive

effective

effusive

elective

elusive

emotive

erasers

eraser

eruptive

distinctive

evasive

impassive

exhaustive

expensive

expansive

exclusive

extensive

exploitive

incentive

explosive

fixative

crockery

forgeries

expletive

forgery

formative

fugitive

incisive

illusive

harassers

grazier

gregory

groceries

grocery

harasser

crosscurrent

impulsive

inactive

inclusive

inductive

infective

preventive

primitive

intensive

invasive

intrusive

invective

inventive

instinctive

instructive

probative

lucrative

marguerite

mercuric

mercury

nonnative

negative

narrative

normative

objective

nurseries

obtrusive

obstructive

nutritive

nursery

paragraphs

paragraph

laxative

peregrines

peregrine

perjurer

permissive

perjury

pervasive

perceptive

perspective

persuasive

positive

predictive

preemptive

precursors

precursor

prescriber

prescription

prescriptions

prescribers

preserver

preservers

pressurize

margarine

marjoram

productive

presumptive

procreates

procurer

procurements

procurement

procreate

progression

praiseworthy

prospective

protective

punitive

proscription

pursuer

receptive

pursuers

reactive

reclusive

redemptive

putative

reflective

refractive

relative

repulsive

respective

responsive

restrictive

sauerkraut

seductive

secretive

sedative

selective

sensitive

sorcerer

sorcery

sorcerers

sharecroppers

subjective

suggestive

substantive

surcharges

surgeries

talkative

surgery

tentative

three-quarters

treasurers

treasurer

treachery

treasuries

vindictive

treasury

treasurys

trickery

sharecropper

Words that rhyme with the word progressive

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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