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

abrasive

additive

adaptive

abusive

adhesive

adjective

adoptive

appointive

allusive

affective

aggressive

assaultive

assertive

attractive

attentive

bicycles

bicyclist

bicycle

collective

bicyclists

causative

coercive

cognitive

combative

collusive

derisive

cohesive

congestive

conductive

conclusive

constructive

connective

conducive

corruptive

curative

compulsive

deceptive

decorative

convulsive

creative

corrosive

convective

decisive

corrective

defective

defensive

depressive

digestive

discursive

dispersive

destructive

dismissive

directive

detective

disruptive

eruptive

divisive

elective

effusive

distinctive

elusive

emotive

erosive

effective

evasive

exploitive

exclusive

exhaustive

expansive

expensive

expletive

descriptive

impulsive

fixative

formative

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fugitive

illusive

icicles

icicle

impassive

impressive

explosive

inactive

incisive

inclusive

incentive

inductive

abortive

expressive

extensive

instinctive

instructive

infective

presumptive

intensive

invasive

preventive

intrusive

invective

laxative

probative

inventive

negative

lucrative

magical

musical

musically

musicals

objective

narrative

nonnative

normative

nutritive

obsessive

obstructive

offensive

obtrusive

oppressive

ossicles

prospective

persuasive

permissive

pervasive

logically

perceptive

perspective

lexical

productive

physical

primitive

positive

predictive

preemptive

protective

possessive

physicals

progressive

receptive

punitive

putative

recessive

reclusive

quizzical

relative

reactive

redemptive

reflective

reflexive

refractive

regressive

respective

repulsive

repressive

responsive

sedative

seductive

selective

sensitive

subjective

secretive

restrictive

submissive

substantive

subversive

suggestive

tentative

talkative

vesicle

successive

vesicles

vindictive

yugoslav

yugoslavs

logical

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word legislative

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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