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

creative

appointive

attentive

preventive

sensitive

tentative

additive

corrective

negative

corruptive

directive

narrative

nonnative

probative

punitive

reactive

relative

sedative

corrosive

derisive

incentive

inventive

adaptive

affective

cognitive

collective

connective

deceptive

decorative

defective

defensive

detective

effective

effusive

elective

eruptive

inactive

laxative

offensive

perceptive

preemptive

protective

receptive

secretive

selective

talented

assertive

adjective

digestive

causative

emotive

clientele

climatic

curative

evasive

permissive

pervasive

positive

primitive

putative

talkative

suggestive

convective

intensive

intrusive

invective

prospective

vindictive

attractive

clandestine

conductive

infective

perspective

reflective

refractive

respective

inductive

presumptive

redemptive

fugitive

congestive

objective

subjective

coercive

abortive

abrasive

abusive

adoptive

assaultive

combative

conducive

fixative

formative

helmeted

incisive

invasive

lucrative

normative

nutritive

palmitic

persuasive

plentiful

predictive

productive

repressive

repulsive

seductive

volunteer

expansive

expensive

expletive

extensive

substantive

restrictive

adhesive

plantation

decisive

divisive

collusive

allusive

elusive

erosive

illusive

possessive

recessive

distinctive

conclusive

convulsive

disruptive

exhaustive

inclusive

obtrusive

reflexive

responsive

volunteers

constructive

instructive

blundering

plantations

cohesive

slanderer

instinctive

blindfolded

aggressive

excessive

impassive

valentine

exploitive

progressive

regressive

silently

cilantro

gallantry

gallantly

submissive

subversive

descriptive

destructive

oppressive

successive

depressive

dismissive

discursive

dispersive

obsessive

reclusive

compulsive

impressive

impulsive

fluently

valentines

obstructive

salient

selenite

glandular

exclusive

explosive

expressive

alienate

calendars

alliant

calendar

calender

palmetto

philander

reliant

violent

volante

cylinders

calumet

colanders

hollanders

pollinates

dalmatian

blandishments

dalmatians

colander

cylinder

hollander

pollinate

blandishment

celandine

dolomites

colonnade

dolomite

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word plaintive

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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