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

defensive

offensive

oppressive

intensive

aggressive

attentive

depressive

preventive

progressive

regressive

repressive

possessive

recessive

adhesive

expensive

suggestive

extensive

apprentice

derisive

impressive

incentive

inventive

reflexive

abrasive

affective

appearance

collective

connective

deceptive

defective

congestive

objective

detective

effective

elective

excessive

obsessive

perceptive

persuasive

receptive

subjective

protective

selective

submissive

successive

corrective

expressive

directive

narrative

permissive

pervasive

reprimands

adjective

digestive

compulsive

labyrinth

convective

infective

invective

perspective

prospective

redemptive

reflective

reprimand

respective

appointive

cognitive

discursive

incisive

reclusive

repulsive

subversive

dismissive

abusive

decorative

invasive

laxative

vibrancy

restrictive

substantive

descriptive

expansive

exhaustive

allusive

distinctive

impulsive

divisive

elusive

inclusive

obtrusive

additive

vindictive

collusive

responsive

decisive

evasive

illusive

obstructive

cohesive

conducive

dispersive

formative

corrosive

lucrative

normative

nutritive

peppermint

predictive

preemptive

productive

impassive

assaultive

seductive

everyone

secretive

sensitive

sopranos

destructive

exclusive

expletive

papering

tapering

diapering

peppering

conclusive

afferent

cyprian

deference

convulsive

curative

difference

emotive

operant

intrusive

causative

erosive

positive

primitive

reverence

talkative

reference

severance

abhorrence

abhorrent

beforehand

fugitive

abortive

adaptive

coercive

creative

effusive

explosive

fixative

governance

inactive

tentative

uppermost

favoring

laboring

negative

constructive

conductive

assertive

governors

differently

probative

governments

inductive

reactive

superman

deferments

relative

soprano

instructive

corruptive

efferent

overhangs

different

nonnative

reverend

reverent

sedative

instinctive

scuppernong

adoptive

apparent

reformists

deferment

exploitive

aberrant

eruptive

overhang

overhung

government

bufferin

governor

covering

offering

suffering

debarment

hibernate

attractive

punitive

disruptive

refractive

putative

presumptive

reformist

coverings

sufferings

governing

offerings

combative

overruns

overman

overrun

overnight

reformers

evermore

nevermore

reformer

oberon

reaffirms

reaffirm

overmatch

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Words that rhyme with the word apprehensive

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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