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

exploring

tentative

negative

sedative

exclusive

expansive

expensive

explicate

substantive

disruptive

esplanade

perspective

prospective

respective

assaultive

excessive

lucrative

secretive

successive

expelling

additive

narrative

primitive

explicit

explorers

extensive

talkative

curative

compulsive

displaces

misplaces

responsive

explorer

impulsive

adaptive

adoptive

appointive

combative

disbelieve

dismissive

dispersive

equable

formative

misspelling

normative

nutritive

preemptive

reclusive

instinctive

explosions

expulsions

descriptive

putative

corruptive

directive

displeasure

assertive

corrective

positive

punitive

causative

convulsive

inclusive

redemptive

attractive

disciplines

refractive

explosion

expulsion

conclusive

taxables

distinctive

fugitive

cognitive

connective

abortive

affective

collective

deceptive

defective

discipline

effective

elective

fixable

impassive

inactive

incisive

detective

eruptive

perceptive

persuasive

protective

receptive

repulsive

selective

taxable

displacements

adjective

digestive

suggestive

allusive

collusive

decisive

elusive

emotive

illusive

miscible

passable

reactive

displacement

invective

presumptive

infective

reflexive

exhaustive

reflective

legible

convective

congestive

objective

corrosive

subjective

derisive

disabled

disables

attentive

defensive

disciples

discursive

effusive

espalier

misapplies

offensive

preventive

predictive

productive

seductive

adhesive

disable

disciple

divisive

erosive

evasive

laughable

leasable

passably

peaceable

inventive

likable

likeable

permissive

inductive

intensive

misapply

pervasive

incentive

possessive

vindictive

possible

resplendent

recessive

usefully

conductive

visible

cohesive

highflying

sociable

touchable

washable

aggressive

coercive

creative

depressive

destructive

invasive

obsessive

oppressive

progressive

regressive

repressive

restrictive

constructive

chasuble

nonnative

instructive

obstructive

fusible

massively

obtrusive

passively

possibly

feasible

probative

impressive

resupply

sizable

usable

intrusive

reachable

teachable

abrasive

abusive

conducive

disbelief

submissive

subversive

highfliers

dishevel

highflier

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word expletive

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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