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

compulsive

abrasive

abusive

adaptive

achievements

adhesive

achievement

additive

adoptive

adjective

aggressive

attentive

appointive

allusive

affective

assaultive

bookbinder

bookbinders

causative

congestive

coercive

cohesive

cognitive

collective

collusive

attractive

combative

conclusive

assertive

conducive

connective

conductive

constructive

convulsive

convective

creative

bookkeeping

corrective

corruptive

corrosive

curative

deceptive

depressive

descriptive

defective

despondent

detective

destructive

derisive

digestive

directive

disappoint

dismissive

disappoints

discursive

dispenser

distinctive

decorative

divisive

elusive

erosive

evasive

emotive

equipments

equipment

escapement

effective

eruptive

effusive

elective

dispensers

exhaustive

disruptive

expansion

expansions

decisive

expletive

exponents

exponent

impressive

fixative

fugitive

formative

hispanic

impassive

abortive

illusive

husbandry

hispanics

impulsive

incisive

inclusive

inactive

preventive

inductive

instinctive

instructive

inventive

invasive

intrusive

invective

jacobin

laxative

jacobine

lucrative

lesbians

lesbian

megaphone

megaphones

misgiving

misgivings

negative

nonnative

offensive

misshapen

narrative

normative

obsessive

possessive

obtrusive

occupants

occupant

objective

obstructive

nutritive

oppressive

perspective

perceptive

persuasive

pervasive

permissive

positive

predictive

preemptive

primitive

infective

presumptive

probative

prospective

progressive

reclusive

productive

protective

punitive

putative

receptive

recessive

reactive

repulsive

redemptive

reflexive

regressive

refractive

repressive

relative

reflective

respondent

respondents

responses

secretive

restrictive

saxophone

saxophones

seductive

sedative

selective

sensitive

substantive

suspenders

suspensions

subversive

suggestive

submissive

suspension

suspender

teaspoonful

talkative

tentative

thespian

subjective

vagabond

vagabonds

vindictive

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word expensive

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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