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

abortive

affective

additive

adaptive

adhesive

adjective

aggressive

adoptive

allusive

amendments

amendment

amenta

ammonites

ammonite

animate

assaultive

attentive

appointive

animates

assertive

attractive

cognitive

collective

causative

abusive

cohesive

coercive

combative

collusive

commandant

commanders

commandos

commandments

commando

commandment

commanding

commandeer

commander

commenter

commenters

conductive

compulsive

conducive

conclusive

congestive

connective

bimonthly

constructive

canaanite

convulsive

abrasive

curative

deceptive

decorative

decisive

creative

corruptive

corrosive

defective

defensive

demented

distinctive

depressive

derisive

descriptive

destructive

detective

dismissive

discursive

dispersive

digestive

disruptive

directive

effective

divisive

dominates

dominate

conundrum

convective

expressive

elective

emanates

emanate

effusive

elusive

emotive

eruptive

exclusive

expletive

exhaustive

expensive

expansive

erosive

exploitive

evasive

explosive

excessive

extensive

corrective

fixative

geminate

fugitive

dynamite

formative

illusive

hominid

impassive

incentive

inactive

incisive

womanhood

impressive

inductive

impulsive

inclusive

instinctive

instructive

intensive

intrusive

lucrative

infective

invective

inventive

lamented

lamenting

invasive

laminate

laminates

laxative

memento

mementos

leniently

lemonade

lenient

limonite

mennonites

mennonite

momentum

narrative

negative

nominate

nominates

nonnative

objective

obstructive

normative

nutritive

offensive

obtrusive

obsessive

oppressive

panhandle

inundate

manhandle

preemptive

permissive

predictive

pneumatics

positive

pneumatic

pervasive

presumptive

preventive

punitive

productive

protective

putative

prospective

probative

receptive

reactive

perceptive

perspective

relative

reflective

redemptive

refractive

reclusive

persuasive

regressive

reflexive

remainder

possessive

progressive

respective

reminders

reminder

repulsive

restrictive

responsive

romantic

recessive

secretive

seductive

sedative

selective

ruminate

sensitive

repressive

romantics

subjective

submissive

substantive

talkative

subversive

tentative

suggestive

successive

vindictive

vehement

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word diminutive

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

Rhyming Dictionary


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