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

additive

adaptive

adjective

abrasive

abusive

adhesive

adoptive

affective

appointive

allusive

aggressive

alienate

alliant

assaultive

attentive

assertive

attractive

blandishments

blandishment

blindfolded

blundering

cohesive

calendars

calendar

calender

calumet

causative

clientele

climatic

clandestine

celandine

cilantro

cognitive

collective

combative

connective

conductive

convective

coercive

colander

collusive

compulsive

colonnade

congestive

conclusive

conducive

constructive

colanders

convulsive

corrective

creative

corruptive

corrosive

deceptive

curative

decisive

cylinders

dalmatian

dalmatians

cylinder

decorative

defective

defensive

derisive

depressive

descriptive

destructive

detective

digestive

directive

distinctive

disruptive

divisive

discursive

dismissive

dispersive

dolomites

dolomite

effective

incentive

effusive

elective

eruptive

inactive

emotive

evasive

abortive

elusive

erosive

exhaustive

expansive

expensive

expletive

excessive

extensive

fugitive

exploitive

fluently

expressive

fixative

formative

gallantry

glandular

helmeted

illusive

hollanders

hollander

gallantly

impassive

impressive

impulsive

explosive

exclusive

incisive

inclusive

inductive

instinctive

instructive

inventive

intensive

intrusive

invective

invasive

volunteers

infective

lucrative

presumptive

negative

nonnative

narrative

normative

nutritive

objective

obsessive

oppressive

laxative

obtrusive

obstructive

offensive

palmetto

palmitic

perceptive

permissive

pervasive

perspective

positive

persuasive

plantation

plantations

preemptive

plentiful

predictive

pollinates

possessive

philander

preventive

probative

protective

punitive

primitive

productive

progressive

prospective

reactive

putative

receptive

recessive

reclusive

relative

redemptive

reflective

refractive

reflexive

regressive

reliant

respective

repressive

repulsive

responsive

sedative

restrictive

salient

secretive

selective

seductive

sensitive

slanderer

silently

selenite

suggestive

talented

talkative

subjective

substantive

submissive

subversive

successive

tentative

vindictive

valentine

valentines

violent

volante

volunteer

pollinate

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word plaintive

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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