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

abortive

adaptive

adjective

adhesive

abrasive

abusive

adoptive

annotate

affective

annotates

candidates

allusive

aggressive

antitrust

appointive

antidote

attractive

assaultive

attentive

assertive

candidate

constructive

causative

combative

cognitive

committed

collective

collusive

cohesive

coercive

compulsive

conclusive

conditioned

conditions

condition

conducive

connective

candidly

congestive

conduit

conduits

candida

convective

convulsive

corruptive

deceptive

corrosive

creative

decisive

defective

defensive

dentition

destructive

dismissive

descriptive

directive

detective

discursive

digestive

dispersive

disruptive

effusive

corrective

divisive

effective

elective

donated

elusive

distinctive

emotive

evasive

depressive

expletive

entitles

exhaustive

eruptive

erosive

derisive

exclusive

excessive

expansive

expensive

exploitive

explosive

formative

expressive

fugitive

extensive

hematite

foundation

illusive

imitate

foundations

imitates

impassive

pentathlon

inactive

incisive

incentive

inclusive

infective

permissive

impressive

instructive

intensive

intrusive

instinctive

invasive

invective

inventive

lucrative

limited

twentieth

impulsive

nematode

normative

nutritive

nonnative

nematodes

ninetieth

objective

obsessive

obstructive

obtrusive

offensive

perceptive

oppressive

perspective

persuasive

pervasive

positive

predictive

possessive

preemptive

productive

preventive

presumptive

protective

probative

progressive

prospective

quantities

quantity

refractive

redemptive

receptive

reclusive

reactive

reflective

recessive

reflexive

regressive

talkative

substantive

restrictive

repulsive

respective

responsive

repressive

secretive

seductive

selective

subjective

submissive

subversive

successive

suggestive

rendition

renditions

vindictive

undated

united

untidy

vendettas

6 syllable words
12 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word tentative

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

Rhyming Dictionary


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