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

abrasive

abortive

accolades

acolytes

acolyte

abusive

accolade

additive

adjective

adoptive

combative

adaptive

aggressive

affective

adhesive

appointive

allusive

assertive

compulsive

attractive

assaultive

assaulted

attentive

aglitter

causative

conductive

backsliding

collective

cognitive

collusive

discursive

coercive

conclusive

conducive

constructive

cohesive

decisive

convulsive

corrective

convective

defective

congestive

connective

decorative

corruptive

curative

creative

deceptive

cyclotron

defensive

descriptive

destructive

desolate

detective

digestive

directive

corrosive

depressive

disruptive

dispersive

divisive

effective

distinctive

effusive

elective

exalted

eruptive

evasive

escalade

elusive

emotive

erosive

excessive

exclusive

exhaustive

exulting

dismissive

exploitive

expletive

explosive

expansive

exultant

expensive

extensive

faculties

fixative

faculty

formative

fugitive

fusillade

derisive

illusive

expressive

impulsive

hazelwood

impassive

impressive

householders

householder

inactive

inclusive

incentive

inductive

incisive

instructive

infective

instinctive

lucrative

intensive

invasive

invective

inventive

intrusive

laxative

isolates

isolate

laccoliths

lazulite

likelihood

narrative

niccolite

normative

misleading

oscillates

nonnative

obstructive

nutritive

obtrusive

ocelot

offensive

oppressive

oscillate

objective

oxalates

obsessive

persuasive

pervasive

positive

regressive

permissive

presumptive

productive

primitive

progressive

probative

preemptive

preventive

protective

perspective

prospective

possessive

putative

reactive

reclusive

receptive

redemptive

recessive

reflective

predictive

punitive

reflexive

relative

refractive

repulsive

resolute

responsive

respective

resultant

repressive

sensitive

sedative

seductive

selective

secretive

restrictive

talkative

perceptive

subjective

tentative

vacillates

substantive

vacillate

vindictive

subversive

submissive

suggestive

successive

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word regulative

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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