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

acclimate

abdicate

abrogate

adulate

alienate

adequate

acetate

activate

actuate

agitate

advocate

aggravate

aggregate

allocate

alternate

ambulate

appellate

apostate

angulate

animate

annotate

antiquate

annular

arbitrate

arrogate

aspirate

automate

decorate

amputate

bifurcate

calibrate

calculate

candidate

captivate

carbonate

castigate

celebrate

cogitate

circulate

chlorinate

compensate

complicate

concentrate

condensate

confiscate

contemplate

consecrate

consummate

copulate

constipate

correlate

culminate

cultivate

crenelate

conjugate

decimate

corrugate

dehydrate

congregate

hibernate

dedicate

demonstrate

denigrate

delegate

desecrate

desolate

designate

desiccate

deprecate

deviate

dislocate

devastate

dichromate

dissipate

distillate

dominate

educate

duplicate

elevate

elongate

emigrate

emulate

emanate

estimate

enlargement

enlarges

enlarger

enlargements

detonate

exculpate

excavate

expiate

familiar

heavyweight

extirpate

fascinate

fabricate

explicate

extricate

fluctuate

flagellate

foliate

formulate

federate

generate

geminate

fumigate

fulminate

glaciate

germinate

graduate

gravitate

guesstimate

hesitate

hundredweight

illustrate

implicate

immigrate

immolate

impregnate

incarnate

infiltrate

inculcate

indicate

incubate

lacerate

inhalers

inhaler

innovate

interstate

integrate

insulate

intimate

inundate

instigate

irritate

isolate

irrigate

legislate

liberate

laminate

latinate

levitate

litigate

liquidate

magistrate

lubricate

masturbate

medicate

mediate

marinate

meditate

menstruate

moderate

militate

mithridate

mitigate

modulate

motivate

mutilate

nauseate

navigate

nominate

obfuscate

obligate

obviate

operate

orchestrate

oscillate

overrate

overstate

overweight

palpitate

paperweight

permeate

perforate

penetrate

perpetrate

percolate

tolerate

perchlorate

populate

potentate

postulate

pollinate

predicate

procreate

profligate

punctuate

promulgate

propagate

radiate

recreate

relocate

reinstate

regulate

reprobate

relegate

renovate

understate

replicate

saturate

separate

ruminate

salivate

segregate

silicate

similar

simulate

situate

speculate

stimulate

subjugate

stipulate

strangulate

suffocate

surrogate

tabulate

syndicate

syncopate

terminate

titanate

titillate

underrate

venerate

undulate

variegate

vacillate

urinate

validate

vegetate

vaccinate

ventilate

violate

vertebrate

vindicate

vitiate

welterweight

imitate

4 syllable words

abbreviate

accelerate

accentuate

adulterate

accommodate

adjudicate

alleviate

accumulate

agglomerate

affiliate

agglutinate

amalgamate

administrate

appreciate

annihilate

appropriate

anticipate

approximate

attenuate

assassinate

assimilate

associate

asphyxiate

articulate

authenticate

capitulate

carbohydrate

commemorate

collaborate

coagulate

debilitate

communicate

concatenate

confederate

decelerate

congratulate

corroborate

consolidate

cooperate

contaminate

coordinate

deactivate

cross-pollinate

decapitate

humiliate

delineate

deliberate

depreciate

denominate

domesticate

dilapidate

dissociate

disseminate

disintegrate

discriminate

eviscerate

depopulate

effectuate

determinate

elaborate

eliminate

electroplate

emasculate

emancipate

emaciate

evacuate

elucidate

desegregate

enumerate

enunciate

eradicate

evaluate

exonerate

exhilarate

evaporate

exaggerate

exacerbate

exasperate

ejaculate

excoriate

exfoliate

expatriate

facilitate

extenuate

expropriate

exterminate

extortionate

felicitate

hallucinate

equivocate

degenerate

hydrogenate

inaugurate

impersonate

inactivate

inadequate

incarcerate

incinerate

incorporate

infatuate

inebriate

infuriate

indoctrinate

ingratiate

incriminate

initiate

insinuate

invalidate

inseminate

intimidate

interpolate

invertebrate

inoculate

interrogate

intoxicate

italianate

irradiate

investigate

manipulate

matriculate

miscalculate

negotiate

necessitate

obliterate

opinionate

officiate

originate

reiterate

oxygenate

participate

remediate

remunerate

perpetuate

reverberate

precipitate

predominate

procrastinate

refrigerate

premeditate

prevaricate

recuperate

recriminate

pontificate

regenerate

regurgitate

proliferate

reintegrate

rejuvenate

vociferate

repatriate

repudiate

resuscitate

retaliate

reciprocate

prognosticate

sophisticate

similarly

subordinate

substantiate

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Words that rhyme with the word ameliorate

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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:

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