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

inductive

distinctive

demented

fixative

predictive

tentative

preventive

sensitive

destructive

expletive

instinctive

disruptive

conductive

impulsive

incentive

infective

inventive

invective

vindictive

combative

deceptive

attentive

decorative

defective

defensive

detective

dismissive

effective

impassive

inactive

lamented

receptive

seductive

secretive

elective

instructive

obstructive

descriptive

sedative

curative

exploitive

lamenting

emotive

negative

punitive

geminate

relative

compulsive

convective

convulsive

exhaustive

intensive

reflective

respective

amendments

constructive

congestive

objective

subjective

affective

appointive

cognitive

collective

connective

emanates

eruptive

formative

incisive

invasive

laminates

laxative

lucrative

mementos

normative

nutritive

offensive

preemptive

productive

protective

selective

submissive

amendment

expensive

explosive

extensive

restrictive

adjective

substantive

suggestive

womanhood

exclusive

additive

amenta

causative

decisive

divisive

emanate

evasive

laminate

memento

narrative

nominate

nonnative

permissive

positive

reactive

ruminate

talkative

putative

attractive

impressive

inclusive

intrusive

leniently

presumptive

prospective

redemptive

refractive

fugitive

responsive

creative

abortive

abusive

adaptive

adoptive

ammonites

assaultive

conducive

depressive

discursive

excessive

momentum

pneumatics

dispersive

dominates

effusive

nominates

reclusive

romantic

repulsive

expansive

bimonthly

digestive

ammonite

assertive

corruptive

dominate

elusive

erosive

illusive

lemonade

lenient

limonite

pneumatic

probative

commandant

conclusive

romantics

cohesive

commenters

derisive

persuasive

expressive

adhesive

directive

pervasive

remainder

canaanite

commenter

corrective

vehement

commanders

commandos

inundate

mennonites

perceptive

reminders

animates

obtrusive

commandments

perspective

allusive

animate

commander

collusive

mennonite

possessive

commando

recessive

reminder

abrasive

aggressive

obsessive

oppressive

commandment

progressive

regressive

repressive

subversive

successive

coercive

commanding

corrosive

conundrum

reflexive

dynamite

manhandle

panhandle

hominid

commandeer

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word diminutive

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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