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

abrasive

abortive

abusive

adaptive

affective

additive

adoptive

aggressive

adhesive

adjective

appointive

allusive

arbitrate

creative

arbitrates

arbiters

arbiter

arbitrage

attentive

attractive

assaultive

assertive

brevity

bravado

connective

causative

coercive

cognitive

carpeted

carpeting

cohesive

collective

combative

collusive

compulsive

conclusive

congestive

conducive

conductive

convective

constructive

convulsive

corrective

corrosive

corruptive

corruptly

corruption

corruptions

crabeater

craftsmanship

effective

curative

elective

deceptive

defective

detective

decisive

digestive

decorative

defensive

derisive

depressive

destructive

directive

descriptive

divisive

discursive

dispersive

disruptive

dismissive

distinctive

effusive

draftsmanship

evasive

erosive

eruptive

excessive

exhaustive

erupting

eruption

exclusive

eruptions

expansive

expensive

expletive

exploitive

expressive

explosive

extensive

ferryboats

ferryboat

formative

fixative

forbidden

foreboding

forbidding

forefathers

forefather

forfeiture

forfeitures

elusive

fugitive

emotive

curvature

gravitates

gravity

gravitate

hereafter

pervasive

inactive

incentive

impassive

incisive

impressive

impulsive

inclusive

infective

lucrative

inductive

intensive

inventive

instinctive

instructive

invasive

invective

laxative

intrusive

graffiti

probity

nonnative

normative

narrative

negative

talkative

nutritive

objective

obsessive

offensive

oppressive

orbital

obtrusive

obstructive

orbitals

perceptive

permissive

morbidly

perpetrate

perfidy

parapet

perpetrates

perspective

persuasive

pervading

probation

positive

possessive

primitive

predictive

preemptive

presumptive

preventive

privation

privations

privately

verbatim

productive

prospective

progressive

profiting

profiteers

prohibit

prohibits

protective

relative

repulsive

profiteer

respective

punitive

putative

receptive

reactive

recessive

reclusive

redemptive

reflective

provided

refractive

regressive

reflexive

repressive

providence

provident

restrictive

responsive

seductive

provider

sedative

secretive

providers

selective

subjective

subversive

sensitive

submissive

successive

substantive

servitude

suggestive

scriptural

tentative

thereafter

torpedoes

torpedos

torpedo

troubadour

turpitude

vindictive

illusive

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Words that rhyme with the word probative

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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