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

affective

abusive

accredit

accordance

abrasive

according

accurate

accretion

additive

adaptive

adjective

adhesive

acquired

aggressive

attentive

adoptive

appointive

assaultive

ascertain

asserted

asserting

assertive

assorted

assertions

assertion

assortment

allusive

attractive

bighearted

baccarat

cigarettes

cigarette

cognitive

collective

combative

causative

coercive

cohesive

collusive

conductive

congestive

connective

compulsive

conducive

conclusive

constructive

convective

corrective

convulsive

curative

corruptive

corrosive

creative

deceptive

decisive

decorate

descriptive

defective

degraded

degrading

defensive

depressive

derisive

deserted

deserters

deserter

desertion

detective

desertions

digestive

directive

discredits

discredit

discordant

discursive

discretion

discretions

dispersive

dismissive

distinctive

divisive

disordered

disorders

disorder

effective

effusive

elective

emotive

elusive

erosive

excessive

evasive

exclusive

disheartened

excretion

exhaustive

exertions

exertion

expansive

expensive

expletive

figurehead

formative

expressive

extensive

exploitive

explosive

fugitive

impassive

abortive

illusive

impressive

impulsive

inductive

instructive

incentive

infective

inactive

inclusive

incisive

intrusive

negative

intensive

invasive

instinctive

invective

inventive

laxative

lucrative

lacerate

loggerhead

loggerheads

narrative

masquerade

migration

migrations

macartney

normative

nutritive

obstructive

predictive

niggardly

nonnative

primitive

newsworthy

objective

obtrusive

positive

obsessive

offensive

perceptive

permissive

preventive

perspective

pervasive

persuasive

oppressive

possessive

preemptive

respective

presumptive

progressive

prospective

productive

protective

probative

punitive

putative

reactive

reassert

receptive

reclusive

reasserts

recessive

reflective

recorder

recorders

recording

regressive

redemptive

refractive

regarding

recordings

recreate

recruitment

recruiters

reflexive

recruiter

regretful

recreates

relative

repulsive

repressive

responsive

seductive

sensitive

tentative

secretions

restrictive

secretly

sedative

substantive

selective

secretion

subjective

subversive

submissive

successive

suggestive

vindictive

ziggurat

talkative

wizardry

ziggurats

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Words that rhyme with the word figurative

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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