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

adaptive

adoptive

adjective

abrasive

abusive

adhesive

affective

additive

aggressive

allusive

assaultive

attentive

attractive

appointive

assertive

bereavement

arriving

caravan

carpentry

deceptive

decorative

causative

carbonates

carbonate

carpenter

convective

convulsive

coercive

cognitive

collective

collusive

cohesive

combative

compulsive

conductive

congestive

conducive

conclusive

connective

constructive

caravans

creative

corrective

corruptive

corrosive

carbonic

curative

carbonize

decisive

abortive

carpenters

defective

depressive

destructive

detective

digestive

descriptive

directive

disruptive

distinctive

dismissive

divisive

discursive

dispersive

elective

effusive

extensive

effective

eruptive

elusive

expletive

exhaustive

expensive

emotive

evasive

excessive

expansive

exploitive

erosive

exclusive

explosive

derisive

expressive

fixative

gravamen

forefinger

fugitive

formative

grievances

grobian

forefingers

harbinger

impassive

illusive

harbingers

incentive

inactive

incisive

impulsive

inclusive

impressive

inductive

defensive

instructive

instinctive

intensive

intrusive

invasive

invective

inventive

laxative

lucrative

negative

moribund

narrative

normative

nonnative

nirvanas

nirvana

nutritive

objective

obsessive

obstructive

primitive

offensive

obtrusive

oppressive

orphanage

perceptive

orpiment

preemptive

predictive

perspective

pervasive

prepayments

permissive

persuasive

positive

prepayment

possessive

presumptive

prevention

infective

productive

probative

progressive

profoundly

vindictive

protective

prospective

provenance

proponents

punitive

putative

provincial

provine

receptive

provinces

reactive

recessive

reclusive

relative

redemptive

reflective

refractive

reflexive

regressive

restrictive

respective

repressive

repulsive

responsive

proponent

scorpion

urbanize

scorpions

secretive

sedative

seductive

selective

submissive

serpentine

substantive

subjective

subversive

successive

suggestive

talkative

thereupon

surveying

tribunal

turpentine

tribunals

seraphim

verbena

whereupon

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Words that rhyme with the word preventative

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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