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

aggression

regression

suggestive

expressive

attractive

compulsive

convective

convulsive

intensive

obtrusive

prospective

refractive

abusive

affective

attentive

cognitive

collective

combative

connective

defensive

impassive

protective

selective

conducive

discursive

dismissive

dispersive

invasive

aggressions

objective

regressions

subjective

allusive

assertive

collusive

erosive

negative

expensive

digestive

digression

extensive

derisive

conclusive

reflective

conductive

exhaustive

incentive

intrusive

invective

inventive

infective

respective

abortive

adaptive

adoptive

appointive

assaultive

deceptive

defective

detective

elective

incisive

digressions

obstructive

effective

effusive

preventive

productive

receptive

reclusive

constructive

corrective

decisive

decreasing

descriptive

directive

disgraceful

divisive

elusive

evasive

expansive

illusive

nonnative

permissive

pervasive

substantive

coercive

corrosive

inclusive

perspective

redemptive

responsive

vindictive

persuasive

inactive

perceptive

picaresque

predictive

repulsive

segregate

exclusive

exorcists

explosive

restrictive

dichroic

muckraker

secrecy

adhesive

cockroaches

bucharest

corruptive

emotive

probative

resurrect

adjective

miscarriage

impulsive

microscope

presumptive

researches

discourses

cohesive

creative

preemptive

eruptive

resources

seductive

microscopes

licorice

additive

causative

curative

eucharist

reactive

mazurkas

narrative

positive

primitive

punitive

putative

relative

sedative

talkative

exorcist

disruptive

inductive

fugitive

luxuries

instinctive

decorative

destructive

disrespect

exploitive

fixative

formative

laxative

lucrative

normative

nutritive

secretive

sensitive

tentative

acreage

sacrosanct

aggregates

disrespects

instructive

discourage

expletive

distinctive

aggregate

vagaries

fisheries

acquires

disregards

reassures

mischarges

exercise

rescuers

resurgent

bakeries

kayakers

rosaries

disregard

issuers

researcher

discharges

researchers

disgorgement

resurgence

voyagers

requires

desires

hickories

excursions

miseries

decreases

resourceful

excursion

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word regressive

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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