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

additive

abortive

adaptive

adhesive

abrasive

abusive

adjective

adoptive

affective

appointive

allusive

aggressive

arabic

attractive

assaultive

assertive

attentive

barbecue

barbecued

causative

barbecues

briefcases

cervical

cognitive

collective

cohesive

combative

collusive

conclusive

conductive

connective

congestive

constructive

convective

corrective

convulsive

coercive

corruptive

corrosive

crevices

creative

compulsive

curative

decorative

defective

deceptive

decisive

defensive

destructive

detective

descriptive

digestive

directive

derisive

depressive

discursive

disruptive

distinctive

conducive

dismissive

intrusive

earpieces

effective

elective

eruptive

emotive

evasive

erosive

elusive

effusive

excessive

exclusive

expletive

exhaustive

expansive

expensive

exploitive

expressive

extensive

explosive

fugitive

fixative

formative

divisive

furbishes

firebug

firebush

gearboxes

graphical

graphically

impassive

harvesting

harvesters

harpsichord

harvester

inactive

impulsive

incentive

illusive

impressive

inclusive

incisive

horrific

inductive

instructive

infective

instinctive

intensive

invasive

dispersive

invective

inventive

laxative

lucrative

normative

nutritive

narrative

negative

nonnative

objective

nervously

obsessive

obstructive

positive

obtrusive

jerboas

offensive

perfected

oppressive

orifice

perceptive

perfection

perfectly

perspective

permissive

pervasive

persuasive

perfusion

porpoises

preemptive

possessive

predictive

prefecture

provision

primitive

preventive

presumptive

privacies

privacy

probative

productive

professions

professes

profession

professor

propagate

protective

progressive

proficient

profusion

profusely

prophecies

prospective

prophecy

prophesies

proposals

proposal

proposes

professors

provisions

relative

provisos

punitive

putative

reactive

purposes

provoking

purposeful

purposely

receptive

reclusive

recessive

redemptive

reflective

repressive

respective

reflexive

regressive

secretive

sensitive

repulsive

sedative

responsive

refractive

restrictive

seductive

selective

services

sharpshooter

sharpshooters

proviso

substantive

successive

subjective

subversive

suggestive

surfaces

submissive

surpasses

surpassing

talkative

tentative

therapies

terrifies

trafficker

terrific

traffickers

travesties

travesty

tropical

vindictive

verifies

verbiage

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word provocative

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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