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

nonnative

creative

cohesive

abrasive

combative

assertive

evasive

pervasive

punitive

putative

talkative

verbatim

coercive

probity

fugitive

probation

abortive

abusive

adaptive

affective

attentive

collective

connective

deceptive

defective

detective

effective

elective

formative

inactive

invasive

lucrative

normative

nutritive

objective

obsessive

perceptive

persuasive

preventive

protective

receptive

selective

subjective

subversive

digestive

additive

curative

emotive

negative

positive

possessive

primitive

causative

corrective

decisive

recessive

suggestive

corruptive

directive

divisive

narrative

sedative

reactive

relative

invective

convective

infective

inventive

pervading

attractive

incentive

perspective

prospective

reflective

respective

refractive

redemptive

corrosive

adoptive

aggressive

appointive

assaultive

cognitive

decorative

defensive

depressive

discursive

dispersive

excessive

incisive

eruptive

fixative

impassive

laxative

offensive

oppressive

orbital

productive

repressive

predictive

preemptive

progressive

regressive

secretive

seductive

sensitive

congestive

submissive

successive

tentative

adhesive

adjective

substantive

erosive

permissive

profiteer

provided

conductive

inductive

intensive

reflexive

obtrusive

impressive

disruptive

exhaustive

orbitals

presumptive

vindictive

profiting

obstructive

profiteers

crabeater

derisive

graffiti

carpeted

dismissive

descriptive

expansive

expensive

expletive

extensive

destructive

exploitive

expressive

restrictive

erupting

carpeting

distinctive

allusive

collusive

compulsive

constructive

convulsive

elusive

illusive

impulsive

instructive

responsive

privation

prohibit

instinctive

explosive

arbitrates

arbiters

brevity

conducive

gravity

effusive

reclusive

forbidden

gravitates

morbidly

repulsive

privations

prohibits

foreboding

arbitrate

conclusive

inclusive

intrusive

perpetrates

arbiter

corruptly

gravitate

hereafter

privately

servitude

thereafter

troubadour

exclusive

forbidding

perpetrate

perfidy

craftsmanship

draftsmanship

arbitrage

parapet

turpitude

ferryboats

provident

eruption

forefathers

forfeitures

eruptions

ferryboat

forefather

forfeiture

providence

provider

bravado

curvature

providers

torpedoes

torpedos

corruption

scriptural

corruptions

torpedo

Words that rhyme with the word probative

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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