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

suggestive

congestive

negative

assertive

relative

sedative

adjective

digestive

exploitive

fugitive

prospective

abrasive

objective

assaultive

collective

combative

decorative

persuasive

productive

subjective

seductive

selective

sensitive

tentative

additive

corruptive

curative

narrative

primitive

convulsive

exhaustive

inductive

presumptive

reflexive

refractive

reflective

attractive

compulsive

disruptive

impulsive

respective

conductive

abortive

adaptive

adoptive

appointive

deceptive

discursive

dispersive

elective

eruptive

fixative

inactive

incisive

invasive

laxative

receptive

repulsive

subversive

exclusive

expansive

expletive

allusive

punitive

putative

permissive

pervasive

positive

recessive

destructive

nonnative

probative

explosive

causative

decisive

divisive

evasive

substantive

collusive

talkative

conclusive

inclusive

constructive

instructive

obstructive

creative

derisive

dismissive

effusive

formative

lucrative

descriptive

abusive

impassive

normative

nutritive

instinctive

predictive

reclusive

secretive

preemptive

corrective

reactive

directive

erosive

elusive

emotive

illusive

redemptive

responsive

vindictive

distinctive

logically

corrosive

affective

restrictive

attentive

connective

defective

defensive

detective

effective

offensive

perceptive

preventive

protective

vesicles

adhesive

convective

incentive

infective

intensive

intrusive

invective

inventive

obtrusive

perspective

possessive

vesicle

yugoslavs

cohesive

magical

conducive

depressive

excessive

coercive

oppressive

expensive

extensive

aggressive

lexical

obsessive

physicals

progressive

regressive

repressive

submissive

successive

yugoslav

impressive

physical

quizzical

logical

icicles

bicycles

cognitive

musicals

bicyclists

expressive

ossicles

bicyclist

bicycle

icicle

musical

musically

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word legislative

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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