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

suggestive

expensive

extensive

vindictive

inductive

disruptive

prospective

distinctive

depressive

excessive

fixative

invasive

perceptive

preemptive

productive

appointive

adaptive

congestive

objective

subjective

assertive

corrective

curative

directive

divisive

emotive

possessive

recessive

descriptive

destructive

expansive

substantive

digestive

instinctive

creative

exhaustive

attractive

impressive

impulsive

perspective

reflexive

refractive

responsive

adoptive

aggressive

discursive

dispersive

grievances

subversive

successive

dismissive

tentative

abortive

assaultive

obsessive

oppressive

combative

impassive

instructive

progressive

reclusive

regressive

repressive

sensitive

decisive

elusive

erosive

exploitive

expressive

illusive

negative

nonnative

pervasive

prevention

probative

reactive

relative

sedative

compulsive

fugitive

intrusive

presumptive

obstructive

abrasive

abusive

decorative

eruptive

incisive

nirvanas

provinces

explosive

exclusive

collusive

adjective

allusive

corruptive

punitive

provincial

nirvana

conductive

inclusive

prepayments

coercive

derisive

bereavement

cognitive

conducive

effusive

persuasive

prepayment

provenance

repulsive

secretive

serpentine

turpentine

surveying

expletive

restrictive

additive

narrative

causative

permissive

putative

positive

talkative

carpentry

conclusive

convulsive

obtrusive

carpenters

constructive

proponents

cohesive

caravans

carbonic

carpenter

corrosive

formative

laxative

lucrative

normative

nutritive

proponent

provine

submissive

tribunal

adhesive

orphanage

carbonates

orpiment

gravamen

urbanize

caravan

carbonate

carbonize

moribund

profoundly

harbinger

tribunals

arriving

thereupon

whereupon

scorpions

forefinger

harbingers

grobian

seraphim

verbena

forefingers

scorpion

Words that rhyme with the word preventive

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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