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

disruptive

presumptive

decorative

fixative

lucrative

normative

formative

nutritive

causative

curative

narrative

positive

primitive

corruptive

destructive

restrictive

inductive

invective

inventive

creative

redemptive

deceptive

instructive

defective

detective

effective

elective

receptive

repressive

sensitive

tentative

laxative

perceptive

preemptive

preventive

repulsive

seductive

additive

assertive

corrective

descriptive

digestive

directive

divisive

expletive

negative

permissive

pervasive

possessive

preservers

punitive

putative

reactive

relative

sedative

substantive

talkative

attractive

conductive

preserver

fugitive

convective

convulsive

impulsive

incentive

infective

perspective

reflective

derisive

exhaustive

refractive

respective

vindictive

obstructive

constructive

affective

attentive

collective

combative

connective

defensive

depressive

discursive

excessive

impassive

inactive

predictive

protective

dispersive

invasive

productive

selective

expansive

instinctive

suggestive

erosive

probative

distinctive

nonnative

emotive

impressive

prospective

responsive

compulsive

intensive

intrusive

coercive

corrosive

praiseworthy

abortive

adaptive

adoptive

assaultive

subjective

mercuric

congestive

objective

persuasive

subversive

expensive

expressive

extensive

crosscurrents

surcharges

evasive

precursors

procurements

appointive

peregrine

precursor

procurement

cognitive

crosscurrent

adjective

brokerage

marjoram

obtrusive

peregrines

trickery

allusive

collusive

decisive

elusive

illusive

recessive

sauerkraut

cohesive

crackerjack

margarine

treasury

exploitive

abrasive

abusive

conducive

dismissive

effusive

incisive

obsessive

aggressive

offensive

oppressive

paragraph

progressive

reclusive

regressive

successive

progresses

submissive

adhesive

progression

bureaucrats

conclusive

inclusive

paragraphs

reflexive

treasurers

prescriptions

coworkers

erasers

marguerite

brasserie

cursory

grazier

brazier

nursery

crockery

gregory

grocery

exclusive

explosive

bureaucrat

perjury

prescription

procreates

proscription

surgery

treachery

treasurer

eraser

mercury

coworker

sorcery

pressurize

archery

prescribers

three-quarters

forgery

procreate

sorcerers

prescriber

perjurer

harassers

pursuers

sorcerer

procurer

sharecroppers

harasser

pursuer

groceries

nurseries

treasurys

treasuries

surgeries

forgeries

sharecropper

Words that rhyme with the word preservative

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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