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

acetate

abdicate

abrogate

acclimate

actuate

activate

adequate

adulate

advocate

aggravate

agitate

allocate

aggregate

alienate

alternate

ambulate

amputate

animate

annotate

appellate

automate

apostate

antiquate

apathy

arbitrate

arrogate

babyhood

aspirate

angulate

bifurcate

calibrate

celebrate

candidate

captivate

carbonate

castigate

chlorinate

cogitate

circulate

cohabit

cavity

caveat

decimate

compensate

complicate

cheviot

concentrate

condensate

consummate

copulate

conjugate

consecrate

congregate

contemplate

constipate

correlate

confiscate

corrugate

crenelate

culminate

cultivate

dedicate

calculate

decorate

wapiti

delegate

denigrate

deified

demonstrate

desolate

deprecate

desiccate

detonate

desecrate

designate

devastate

deviate

devotee

devoto

deputy

dissipate

dichromate

distillate

dominate

dislocate

duplicate

elevate

emanate

educate

elongate

emigrate

emulate

estimate

dehydrate

excavate

exculpate

fascinate

federate

fabricate

explicate

extirpate

extricate

flagellate

expiate

fulminate

fumigate

fluctuate

geminate

germinate

generate

glaciate

formulate

foliate

graduate

gravitate

indicate

heavyweight

hesitate

hibernate

hundredweight

imitate

immolate

incubate

immigrate

illustrate

implicate

incarnate

impregnate

guesstimate

inculcate

insulate

innovate

instigate

integrate

laminate

inundate

irrigate

isolate

irritate

interstate

lacerate

intimate

lafayette

latinate

levitate

legislate

levity

liberate

mitigate

libido

litigate

liquidate

marinate

masturbate

medicate

lubricate

magistrate

mediate

meditate

menstruate

militate

moderate

mithridate

modulate

mutilate

neophyte

nominate

nauseate

niobite

navigate

nobody

obfuscate

obviate

oscillate

operate

obligate

overweight

opiate

palpitate

pollinate

predicate

percolate

penetrate

paperweight

perchlorate

orchestrate

perpetrate

perforate

permeate

populate

overrate

potentate

postulate

overstate

motivate

profligate

propagate

promulgate

infiltrate

procreate

punctuate

radiate

recreate

regulate

replicate

relegate

renovate

reinstate

relocate

reprobate

separate

segregate

ruminate

saturate

salivate

simulate

situate

stimulate

speculate

vertebrate

silicate

stipulate

ventilate

subjugate

titanate

surrogate

suffocate

syndicate

tabulate

syncopate

terminate

titillate

tolerate

strangulate

urinate

vacillate

validate

vegetate

venerate

underrate

vaccinate

undulate

variegate

understate

violate

vindicate

vitiate

welterweight

4 syllable words

accelerate

accommodate

accentuate

accumulate

adjudicate

affiliate

adulterate

agglomerate

agglutinate

alleviate

amalgamate

administrate

ameliorate

annihilate

appreciate

anticipate

appropriate

approximate

associate

assassinate

assimilate

attenuate

authenticate

articulate

asphyxiate

abbreviate

commemorate

capitulate

coagulate

carbohydrate

collaborate

commiserate

communicate

concatenate

confederate

cooperate

coordinate

consolidate

contaminate

congratulate

corroborate

cross-pollinate

deactivate

debilitate

decapitate

decelerate

deliberate

denominate

delineate

depopulate

degenerate

determinate

desegregate

depreciate

disseminate

dilapidate

dissociate

discriminate

domesticate

disintegrate

elaborate

eliminate

elucidate

emaciate

effectuate

ejaculate

emancipate

electroplate

emasculate

eviscerate

enunciate

eradicate

enumerate

equivocate

evaporate

exacerbate

evacuate

evaluate

exaggerate

excoriate

exhilarate

exasperate

exonerate

exfoliate

facilitate

exterminate

extortionate

extenuate

expropriate

felicitate

hallucinate

humiliate

hydrogenate

impersonate

inadequate

inaugurate

incinerate

incriminate

inactivate

incarcerate

incorporate

expatriate

initiate

infuriate

ingratiate

inoculate

inseminate

insinuate

interpolate

interrogate

invertebrate

irradiate

italianate

intoxicate

investigate

intimidate

invalidate

manipulate

matriculate

miscalculate

negotiate

necessitate

naivete

obliterate

officiate

originate

oxygenate

opinionate

participate

perpetuate

pontificate

precipitate

predominate

premeditate

prevaricate

procrastinate

vociferate

prognosticate

proliferate

reciprocate

recriminate

regurgitate

recuperate

regenerate

refrigerate

reiterate

rejuvenate

reintegrate

remunerate

remediate

repatriate

repudiate

reverberate

resuscitate

retaliate

sophisticate

subordinate

substantiate

indoctrinate

inebriate

infatuate

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Words that rhyme with the word abate

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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