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

instructive

curative

negative

primitive

figurehead

descriptive

exhaustive

incentive

inductive

infective

invective

inventive

reflective

respective

aggressive

deceptive

detective

defective

depressive

discursive

dispersive

effective

elective

excessive

lucrative

nutritive

preventive

progressive

receptive

regressive

seductive

sensitive

tentative

obstructive

constructive

assertive

cigarettes

corruptive

deserted

narrative

reactive

relative

sedative

ziggurats

expletive

substantive

attractive

conductive

convective

impressive

impulsive

intensive

presumptive

prospective

redemptive

cigarette

intrusive

refractive

creative

ziggurat

vindictive

subversive

bighearted

affective

impassive

inactive

laxative

dismissive

selective

productive

protective

attentive

repulsive

objective

exertions

subjective

formative

cognitive

collective

combative

congestive

connective

predictive

preemptive

appointive

defensive

normative

accurate

additive

asserted

causative

corrective

decisive

directive

divisive

emotive

erosive

evasive

exertion

expansive

expensive

expressive

extensive

niggardly

positive

punitive

putative

regarding

suggestive

talkative

fugitive

convulsive

inclusive

responsive

asserting

compulsive

abortive

abusive

adaptive

adoptive

assaultive

degraded

effusive

incisive

invasive

perceptive

reclusive

discredits

exclusive

desertions

exploitive

explosive

degrading

distinctive

nonnative

illusive

probative

elusive

wizardry

discredit

regretful

perspective

loggerhead

coercive

corrosive

desertion

accredit

assorted

instinctive

recordings

secretly

discordant

assertions

adjective

digestive

discretions

disheartened

loggerheads

accordance

deserters

pervasive

reasserts

secretions

assertion

cohesive

discretion

migrations

newsworthy

reassert

assortment

decorate

derisive

persuasive

deserter

recreates

restrictive

accretion

adhesive

excretion

migration

secretion

acquired

allusive

ascertain

collusive

recreate

obtrusive

recessive

permissive

possessive

recruitment

lacerate

abrasive

conducive

disordered

disorders

obsessive

offensive

oppressive

recorders

recruiters

repressive

submissive

successive

reflexive

conclusive

disorder

masquerade

recorder

recruiter

baccarat

according

recording

macartney

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Words that rhyme with the word figurative

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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