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

expansions

hispanics

impulsive

intensive

respective

defensive

incisive

successive

decisive

expletive

substantive

dispensers

compulsive

impressive

inventive

prospective

depressive

discursive

dismissive

dispenser

fixative

inactive

invasive

obsessive

offensive

preventive

repulsive

reclusive

divisive

recessive

despondent

respondent

intrusive

refractive

perspective

inclusive

attractive

convulsive

abrasive

adaptive

aggressive

appointive

attentive

combative

deceptive

decorative

exponents

oppressive

persuasive

progressive

receptive

regressive

repressive

respondents

secretive

subversive

suspension

exponent

descriptive

erosive

elusive

illusive

possessive

primitive

reactive

suspensions

conclusive

disruptive

obtrusive

teaspoonful

suspenders

redemptive

lucrative

abortive

laxative

preemptive

suspender

adoptive

assaultive

effusive

abusive

conducive

escapement

misshapen

allusive

assertive

collusive

curative

evasive

negative

sedative

emotive

pervasive

relative

disappoints

bookbinders

exhaustive

incentive

presumptive

coercive

derisive

occupants

eruptive

detective

disappoint

perceptive

predictive

seductive

bookbinder

defective

sensitive

effective

elective

adhesive

adjective

bookkeeping

misgiving

digestive

suggestive

husbandry

instructive

corruptive

inductive

additive

nonnative

permissive

infective

corrective

invective

occupant

reflective

talkative

reflexive

vindictive

directive

narrative

thespian

cohesive

misgivings

instinctive

congestive

affective

collective

connective

corrosive

creative

destructive

lesbians

productive

protective

restrictive

selective

submissive

tentative

achievements

distinctive

constructive

jacobin

jacobine

lesbian

probative

punitive

conductive

convective

saxophones

achievement

objective

subjective

equipment

fugitive

cognitive

saxophone

equipments

obstructive

putative

causative

positive

formative

megaphones

normative

nutritive

megaphone

vagabonds

vagabond

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word expansive

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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