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

abrasive

abusive

abhorrence

abhorrent

abortive

adaptive

additive

adhesive

affective

adjective

afferent

adoptive

aggressive

appearance

appointive

allusive

apparent

apprentice

assaultive

assertive

attentive

attractive

cognitive

collective

causative

beforehand

bufferin

coercive

collusive

combative

cohesive

congestive

defensive

compulsive

conducive

conclusive

connective

deceptive

conductive

corrective

constructive

convective

corrosive

convulsive

corruptive

covering

curative

cyprian

creative

debarment

coverings

decisive

decorative

defective

deference

aberrant

depressive

expensive

extensive

derisive

detective

descriptive

destructive

diapering

difference

different

digestive

directive

discursive

dismissive

dispersive

disruptive

distinctive

effective

elective

divisive

effusive

differently

efferent

elusive

emotive

erosive

eruptive

impressive

deferments

excessive

expressive

expansive

exhaustive

evasive

everyone

exclusive

expletive

exploitive

evermore

explosive

formative

fugitive

fixative

favoring

governance

governments

governors

government

governor

governing

illusive

incentive

impassive

hibernate

impulsive

inactive

deferment

incisive

inclusive

inductive

infective

intensive

invasive

intrusive

instructive

instinctive

invective

inventive

labyrinth

laxative

laboring

lucrative

narrative

negative

nevermore

recessive

nonnative

offensive

objective

obsessive

obtrusive

obstructive

normative

nutritive

offering

oberon

oppressive

offerings

operant

receptive

overhang

overhangs

predictive

overhung

possessive

overnight

papering

overruns

overrun

peppermint

peppering

perceptive

persuasive

permissive

pervasive

perspective

positive

overman

preemptive

protective

preventive

progressive

prospective

productive

primitive

probative

presumptive

reactive

punitive

putative

reaffirms

reaffirm

overmatch

redemptive

reclusive

reference

reflective

reflexive

reformists

reformist

reformers

reformer

refractive

regressive

repressive

relative

reprimands

reprimand

respective

repulsive

restrictive

responsive

reverence

reverend

reverent

selective

secretive

seductive

sensitive

severance

sedative

scuppernong

soprano

sopranos

vibrancy

submissive

subjective

substantive

successive

suggestive

subversive

suffering

sufferings

tapering

talkative

superman

tentative

uppermost

vindictive

4 syllable words
6 syllable words
7 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word apprehensive

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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