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

accolades

acolytes

accolade

acolyte

abrasive

abusive

additive

adhesive

adjective

adoptive

affective

aggressive

adaptive

aglitter

appointive

allusive

assaultive

assaulted

assertive

attentive

backsliding

attractive

causative

coercive

cognitive

cohesive

collective

combative

compulsive

collusive

conductive

conclusive

conducive

congestive

connective

decorative

convective

convulsive

constructive

corrective

corruptive

curative

creative

deceptive

decisive

cyclotron

corrosive

defective

defensive

detective

digestive

depressive

descriptive

desolate

directive

derisive

destructive

discursive

dismissive

elective

disruptive

dispersive

effusive

distinctive

divisive

effective

elusive

emotive

erosive

faculties

evasive

expletive

escalade

exploitive

abortive

eruptive

exclusive

exhaustive

expansive

explosive

fixative

formative

expensive

faculty

extensive

exulting

exultant

expressive

fugitive

exalted

fusillade

hazelwood

excessive

householders

householder

illusive

impassive

impressive

impulsive

inactive

inductive

inclusive

infective

invasive

inventive

intrusive

instructive

instinctive

invective

isolates

isolate

intensive

laxative

laccoliths

lazulite

likelihood

oscillates

oppressive

misleading

niccolite

negative

objective

narrative

nonnative

normative

obsessive

nutritive

obtrusive

obstructive

ocelot

offensive

oscillate

oxalates

lucrative

perceptive

incentive

incisive

permissive

pervasive

perspective

productive

positive

presumptive

persuasive

possessive

primitive

preemptive

preventive

predictive

progressive

probative

protective

prospective

punitive

putative

recessive

receptive

reclusive

redemptive

reflective

regressive

relative

regulates

regulate

reactive

refractive

reflexive

repulsive

resolute

respective

responsive

resultant

selective

sedative

secretive

seductive

restrictive

sensitive

subjective

subversive

substantive

suggestive

submissive

successive

repressive

talkative

vacillates

vacillate

tentative

vindictive

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word facultative

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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