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

adhesive

abrasive

abusive

additive

aggressive

adaptive

adoptive

affective

allusive

adjective

appointive

archaic

abortive

assaultive

arises

assertive

attentive

barrages

attractive

bourgeoisie

carcasses

caresses

coercive

collusive

cohesive

causative

carjacking

carjackings

carriages

churchgoing

choruses

cherishes

churchgoer

churchgoers

circuses

cognitive

collective

conducive

compulsive

conclusive

corrosive

conductive

convective

connective

congestive

constructive

convulsive

corrective

corruptive

corsica

combative

corsicas

corsican

decisive

creative

crocuses

divisive

curative

deceptive

defensive

decorative

defective

derisive

directive

discursive

dispersive

dismissive

depressive

disruptive

descriptive

detective

destructive

digestive

distinctive

argosy

elusive

erases

effective

effusive

emotive

elective

erosive

eruptive

evasive

excessive

expansive

expensive

expressive

extensive

exclusive

expletive

exploitive

explosive

exhaustive

farcical

farsighted

fixative

garages

illusive

formative

fugitive

forecasting

forages

harasses

graciously

heiresses

forecaster

impassive

hyraxes

impressive

impulsive

inactive

invasive

incisive

incentive

inclusive

infective

inductive

intensive

intrusive

invective

instructive

instinctive

forecasters

inventive

laxative

jurassic

lucrative

marxism

marriages

morasses

narrative

narcissist

nearsighted

negative

nonnative

objective

normative

nutritive

nourishes

obsessive

obtrusive

obstructive

oppressive

offensive

mirages

orchestral

orchestra

orchestras

orchestrate

percussive

perquisite

orgasm

orgasms

parishes

perceptive

percussion

permissive

perquisites

persecute

persico

preventive

persecutes

primitive

perspective

persuasion

persuasions

persisting

positive

persistent

pharisees

possessive

predictive

preemptive

precision

presages

precession

preexist

preexists

presumptive

orchestrates

probative

processes

productive

procession

processions

progressive

projection

projectiles

projections

projectors

projector

prosecutes

prosecute

projectile

prospective

purchases

protective

punitive

respective

recessive

receptive

reclusive

putative

reactive

regressive

redemptive

reflective

reflexive

refractive

repressive

relative

purchaser

rehearses

repulsive

purchasers

responsive

restrictive

sedative

seductive

secretive

sarcasm

sargasso

selective

sensitive

successive

submissive

subjective

subversive

substantive

suggestive

surgical

talkative

tentative

thoracic

terraces

tauruses

triassic

tricycle

tricuspid

syracuse

vindictive

viruses

xeroxes

iraqis

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Words that rhyme with the word persuasive

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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