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

abdicate

accredit

accurate

acclimate

acetate

according

accordance

accretion

acquired

activate

adequate

abrogate

actuate

adulate

advocate

agitate

allocate

alternate

aggravate

aggregate

alienate

animate

antiquate

annotate

appellate

apostate

ambulate

amputate

ascertain

aspirate

angulate

arrogate

asserted

arbitrate

assertive

asserting

assertion

assertions

assortment

baccarat

automate

assorted

bifurcate

calculate

candidate

bighearted

calibrate

captivate

carbonate

castigate

celebrate

cigarette

cigarettes

circulate

cogitate

chlorinate

concentrate

condensate

confiscate

compensate

consecrate

correlate

consummate

contemplate

copulate

constipate

corrugate

crenelate

culminate

cultivate

conjugate

decimate

congregate

complicate

decorative

ziggurat

dedicate

degraded

delegate

dehydrate

demonstrate

denigrate

emulate

degrading

desecrate

deserters

desiccate

deserter

deprecate

deserted

desertion

desertions

designate

desolate

detonate

devastate

dichromate

deviate

discordant

discredits

disordered

discretions

disheartened

dislocate

dissipate

discredit

disorder

distillate

elevate

educate

duplicate

dominate

disorders

emanate

elongate

emigrate

discretion

estimate

excavate

exculpate

excretion

expiate

exertions

explicate

extricate

fabricate

fascinate

figurehead

exertion

flagellate

fluctuate

foliate

fulminate

fumigate

formulate

geminate

graduate

glaciate

germinate

gravitate

guesstimate

heavyweight

hesitate

hibernate

hundredweight

illustrate

immigrate

imitate

immolate

implicate

incarnate

impregnate

incubate

inculcate

indicate

infiltrate

innovate

interstate

irrigate

irritate

insulate

integrate

intimate

instigate

inundate

isolate

levitate

liquidate

legislate

laminate

latinate

litigate

lubricate

loggerhead

lucrative

macartney

magistrate

loggerheads

marinate

masquerade

masturbate

mediate

medicate

meditate

menstruate

militate

migration

migrations

mithridate

mitigate

moderate

navigate

nauseate

modulate

motivate

mutilate

newsworthy

niggardly

nominate

obfuscate

obligate

obviate

operate

orchestrate

oscillate

paperweight

overrate

overstate

overweight

palpitate

penetrate

perchlorate

perpetrate

percolate

predicate

permeate

pollinate

populate

postulate

procreate

potentate

radiate

promulgate

propagate

punctuate

reassert

profligate

recruitment

recreates

reasserts

recorders

recruiters

recording

recorder

recordings

recruiter

regulate

reinstate

regarding

regretful

relegate

renovate

reprobate

replicate

relocate

ruminate

secretion

secretions

secretive

secretly

segregate

salivate

underrate

silicate

simulate

situate

speculate

surrogate

stimulate

stipulate

subjugate

strangulate

syncopate

suffocate

syndicate

tabulate

tolerate

terminate

titillate

titanate

understate

undulate

urinate

variegate

vaccinate

vacillate

validate

vegetate

welterweight

vertebrate

ventilate

violate

vindicate

vitiate

wizardry

ziggurats

4 syllable words

accelerate

accommodate

accentuate

accumulate

accordingly

accurately

accordion

accordions

agglomerate

adulterate

affiliate

ameliorate

adjudicate

degenerate

alleviate

administrate

agglutinate

ageratum

ageratums

amalgamate

appreciate

annihilate

anticipate

appropriate

asphyxiate

assassinate

approximate

associate

articulate

assimilate

attenuate

authenticate

assuredly

capitulate

carbohydrate

collaborate

coagulate

commemorate

commiserate

confederate

decoration

congratulate

communicate

cooperate

contaminate

consolidate

coordinate

corroborate

decelerate

deactivate

decapitate

debilitate

cross-pollinate

decorations

concatenate

backwardation

emaciate

abbreviate

degradation

deliberate

desegregate

depreciate

determinate

dilapidate

delineate

discriminate

disintegrate

disseminate

dissociate

depopulate

dissertation

elaborate

disorderly

effectuate

domesticate

ejaculate

electroplate

denominate

degradations

eliminate

elucidate

enumerate

discredited

disheartening

emancipate

exterminate

emasculate

evaporate

eviscerate

exaggerate

exacerbate

exasperate

evacuate

evaluate

enunciate

excretory

equivocate

exhilarate

exfoliate

eradicate

exhortation

exhortations

excoriate

expropriate

expatriate

extenuate

extortionate

facilitate

figuration

felicitate

figurative

exonerate

humiliate

hydrogenate

incarcerate

inaugurate

incinerate

impersonate

inactivate

incorporate

inebriate

incriminate

indoctrinate

infatuate

inadequate

infuriate

initiate

ingratiate

inoculate

inseminate

insinuate

interpolate

interrogate

invertebrate

invalidate

investigate

irradiate

intimidate

intoxicate

italianate

legerdemain

laceration

lacerations

logarithm

logarithms

majorities

majority

manipulate

matriculate

migratory

miscalculate

miseration

necessitate

negotiate

obliterate

officiate

originate

opinionate

oxygenate

participate

pejorative

perpetuate

pontificate

proliferate

precipitate

premeditate

prevaricate

procrastinate

predominate

prognosticate

recuperate

reassertion

recreation

recriminate

reciprocate

reiterate

refrigerate

regenerate

regurgitate

reintegrate

rejuvenate

remunerate

remediate

repatriate

repudiate

reverberate

retaliate

resuscitate

secretaries

secretary

security

securities

sophisticate

subordinate

substantiate

vociferate

hallucinate

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Words that rhyme with the word decorate

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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