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

abdicate

abrogate

abstracted

abstinent

abstention

abstentions

abstinence

adequate

abstraction

acclimate

activate

actuate

advocate

adulate

abstractions

affections

affected

affecting

affection

affective

aggravate

aggregate

agitate

allocate

alienate

animate

amputate

ambulate

angulate

alternate

antiquate

automate

arbitrate

appellate

arrogate

aspirate

apostles

apostle

baby-sit

candidate

bifurcate

calibrate

calculate

carbonate

captivate

castigate

circulate

chlorinate

cogitate

compensate

concentrate

complicate

condensate

confiscate

consecrate

consummate

copulate

conjugate

constipate

congregate

cultivate

contemplate

correlate

corrugate

culminate

decorate

defections

defective

defection

dehydrate

depicted

deprecate

deposits

depictions

depiction

deposit

deficits

deviate

dichromate

educate

dissipate

dislocate

dominate

distillate

divestment

divestments

duplicate

eavesdropping

effective

effector

effectors

elongate

emulate

germinate

episodes

episode

excavate

epistle

estimate

generate

evictions

eviction

exculpate

extirpate

expiate

explicate

extricate

fabricate

fascinate

flagellate

fluctuate

federate

fulminate

fumigate

formulate

foliate

heavyset

graduate

glaciate

guesstimate

heavyweight

heavyweights

immigrate

deficit

hundredweight

hibernate

immolate

inculcate

incarnate

implicate

impregnate

indicate

incubate

infiltrate

obfuscate

innovate

integrate

interstate

insulate

intimate

instigate

inundate

irrigate

legislate

isolate

irritate

lacerate

laminate

latinate

litigate

liquidate

navigates

liberate

masturbate

mediate

medicate

menstruate

militate

mitigate

motivate

mutilate

mithridate

modulate

lubricate

moderate

nauseate

lopsided

lobbyist

nominate

lobbyists

ventilate

vacillate

obligate

obstacle

obstacles

obstinate

obstructive

obstruction

obstructions

obviate

overstate

orchestrate

oscillate

operate

offsetting

opposite

opposites

overrate

overweight

palpitate

paperweight

oboist

potentate

percolate

perpetrate

pollinate

perchlorate

populate

perforate

permeate

postulate

procreate

promulgate

propagate

profligate

vaccinate

punctuate

radiate

reinstate

regulate

recreate

replicate

relocate

segregate

reprobate

revisit

revisits

rhapsodic

salivate

silicate

spectator

robustly

situate

rhapsodize

ruminate

saturate

separate

simulate

spectators

sophistry

spectrograph

rhapsody

spaghetti

spectacles

spectacle

speculate

stipulate

stimulate

strangulate

subjugate

subacute

subsidize

subsidies

substantial

subsidy

substances

substitute

substantive

substitutes

suffocate

surrogate

terminate

syndicate

tapestries

tabulate

tapestry

syncopate

titanate

titillate

tolerate

typesetting

understate

undulate

underrate

upsetting

upside-down

urinate

validate

variegate

vertebrate

venerate

vindicate

violate

vitiate

welterweight

4 syllable words

abbreviate

accommodate

accentuate

accumulate

accelerate

adjudicate

administrate

adulterate

affectionate

affectation

affiliate

agglutinate

alleviate

amalgamate

ameliorate

annihilate

anticipate

affectively

apostolic

apostrophes

appreciate

apostrophe

appropriate

approximate

associate

assassinate

assimilate

articulate

asphyxiate

authenticate

attenuate

avocado

avocation

avocados

agglomerate

baby-sitters

baby-sitter

capacitor

capacities

capacitors

capitulate

carbohydrate

capacitance

capacity

babysitting

coagulate

collaborate

communicate

concatenate

cooperate

commemorate

commiserate

contaminate

congratulate

consolidate

coordinate

cross-pollinate

debilitate

corroborate

deactivate

decapitate

decelerate

confederate

determinate

deliberate

denominate

degenerate

deposition

depositions

depopulate

depositors

depositor

depreciate

desegregate

devastation

dilapidate

disseminate

disintegrate

domesticate

divestitures

discriminate

divestiture

dissociate

effectively

electroplate

eliminate

elucidate

exasperate

effectuate

emancipate

eradicate

emaciate

enunciate

equivocate

enumerate

evacuate

emasculate

evaporate

eviscerate

evaluate

exacerbate

exaggerate

evocation

evocative

exhilarate

exonerate

exfoliate

extortionate

expatriate

extenuate

exterminate

expropriate

facilitate

felicitate

excoriate

ejaculate

elaborate

hallucinate

hydrogenate

humiliate

delineate

inadequate

incarcerate

inaugurate

impersonate

incorporate

incinerate

incriminate

inactivate

infatuate

infuriate

inebriate

inseminate

interrogate

interpolate

inoculate

insinuate

intimidate

intoxicate

initiate

investigate

invertebrate

invalidate

irradiate

italianate

navigator

navigators

manipulate

matriculate

miscalculate

navigation

necessitate

negotiate

obesity

obfuscation

officiate

obstetrical

obstetrician

obstetricians

obsidian

obstinacy

obstructionists

obstructionist

officiates

originate

opinionate

opacity

oppositions

opposition

oxygenate

participate

perpetuate

pontificate

premeditate

prevaricate

procrastinate

predominate

precipitate

prognosticate

proliferate

obliterate

ingratiate

refrigerate

regenerate

regurgitate

reintegrate

reiterate

rejuvenate

repudiate

reposition

retaliate

remunerate

repatriate

reverberate

revocation

revocations

remediate

rhapsodizes

sophisticate

sophisticates

spectacular

spectrometer

spectrometry

spectroscopy

subordinate

subsidizes

substantiate

substantiates

substantially

substantively

substituted

substitution

substitutions

suffocating

suffocation

suppositions

supposition

reciprocate

topsy-turvy

ubiquity

recriminate

recuperate

vociferate

indoctrinate

6 syllable words
7 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word devastate

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
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  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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