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

primitive

cohesive

fugitive

combative

decorative

fixative

formative

lucrative

normative

nutritive

seductive

sensitive

tentative

negative

probative

punitive

adjective

curative

putative

relative

sedative

talkative

probity

conductive

inductive

disruptive

abortive

deceptive

defective

detective

effective

elective

inactive

laxative

orbital

predictive

preventive

productive

receptive

secretive

destructive

substantive

expletive

causative

narrative

positive

digestive

additive

decisive

divisive

emotive

suggestive

exhaustive

infective

incentive

invective

distinctive

inventive

attractive

compulsive

impulsive

orbitals

convulsive

redemptive

reflective

refractive

respective

vindictive

affective

congestive

adaptive

attentive

constructive

appointive

assaultive

obstructive

adoptive

carpeted

impassive

objective

cognitive

collective

connective

defensive

eruptive

excessive

depressive

incisive

obsessive

selective

instructive

protective

preemptive

subjective

restrictive

descriptive

instinctive

carpeting

adhesive

assertive

corruptive

corrective

directive

evasive

illusive

elusive

permissive

profiteer

reactive

impressive

intensive

prospective

profiting

presumptive

responsive

convective

brevity

coercive

derisive

expensive

extensive

arbiters

discursive

dismissive

forbidden

expansive

abrasive

dispersive

invasive

morbidly

perceptive

exploitive

abusive

profiteers

provident

repulsive

submissive

subversive

expressive

reclusive

erupting

nonnative

troubadour

arbitrate

inclusive

parapet

intrusive

obtrusive

perspective

forbidding

forfeiture

corrosive

creative

exclusive

gravitates

gravity

forfeitures

erosive

gravitate

pervasive

hereafter

allusive

collusive

possessive

privately

servitude

turpitude

recessive

arbitrates

probation

aggressive

conducive

offensive

oppressive

perpetrate

persuasive

progressive

providence

regressive

repressive

successive

graffiti

perfidy

eruption

conclusive

perpetrates

reflexive

curvature

arbiter

corruptly

arbitrage

eruptions

thereafter

corruption

explosive

scriptural

effusive

corruptions

foreboding

privations

crabeater

verbatim

privation

craftsmanship

draftsmanship

bravado

provider

provided

providers

pervading

forefathers

ferryboats

ferryboat

forefather

torpedoes

torpedos

torpedo

Words that rhyme with the word prohibitive

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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