Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word illustrate.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 illustrate.
2 syllable words
3 syllable words

acclimate

acetate

abrogate

activate

actuate

adequate

alienate

adulate

advocate

agitate

aggravate

aggregate

allocate

allocates

alternate

alsatian

amputate

animate

angulate

apostate

annotate

arbitrate

aspirate

antiquate

appellate

ballistics

arrogate

automate

ambulate

ballistic

bifurcate

blessedly

blastoderm

confiscate

blistering

blustering

abdicate

calibrate

calculate

concentrate

blockaded

blockader

candidate

castigate

carbonate

celestial

chlorinate

circulate

captivate

coalesced

cogitate

consecrate

collector

collectors

collective

collections

collected

collection

correlate

compensate

complicate

condensate

constipate

collegiate

contemplate

conjugate

congregate

consummate

blockaders

corrugate

copulate

crenelate

culminate

electrics

cultivate

delegate

dehydrate

decimate

dedicate

delegates

decorate

denigrate

delightful

delighted

delighting

delicate

deprecate

desecrate

desiccate

designate

desolate

detonate

educate

dialects

dialect

dichromate

dissipate

distillate

dislocate

dominate

dualist

duelist

duplicate

elastic

electors

elector

electric

elective

elections

election

deviate

electro

electrode

electron

electrodes

electrons

elevate

emigrate

elongate

elicit

emanate

elicits

emulate

estimate

fluctuate

extirpate

excavate

exculpate

expiate

explicate

extricate

fabricate

fascinate

falsettos

falsity

falsetto

federate

flagellate

fluctuates

flycatcher

formulate

foliate

fulminate

fumigate

geminate

germinate

generate

galactose

glaciate

guesstimate

graduate

galactic

gravitate

glistening

hesitate

heavyweight

hundredweight

hibernate

illicit

immolate

implicate

impregnate

incarnate

indicate

infiltrate

incubate

inculcate

irrigate

integrate

innovate

instigate

interstate

insulate

intimate

inundate

irritate

pilaster

isolate

lacerate

laminate

legislate

liberate

liquidate

levitate

litigate

loyalists

marinate

masturbate

loyalist

lubricate

meditate

mediate

menstruate

mithridate

medicate

mitigate

molesters

molested

molester

moderate

modulate

latinate

mutilate

navigate

nauseate

nihilists

nominate

obfuscate

orchestrate

obligate

obviate

operate

overstate

palpitate

motivate

oscillate

palisade

palisades

overrate

overweight

paperweight

philistines

perpetrate

perchlorate

percolate

perforate

permeate

pilasters

welterweight

saturate

plasterer

plasterwork

pleistocene

plastering

pollinate

potentate

populate

postulate

predicate

procreate

profligate

relegate

promulgate

propagate

punctuate

relocate

realists

recreate

radiate

reinstate

regulate

realist

reelect

reluctant

renovate

replicate

reprobate

royalist

syndicate

titillate

simulate

salivate

segregate

selection

silicates

selections

silicate

separate

situate

subjugate

selective

vegetate

soloists

slaughterhouse

solicit

solicits

soloist

solstices

stipulate

speculate

stimulate

strangulate

suffocate

surrogate

syncopate

terminate

ruminate

tabulate

talkative

titanate

vertebrate

urinate

placidly

validate

understate

underrate

ventilate

vacillate

vaccinate

undulate

variegate

tolerate

venerate

vindicate

scholastic

violists

violist

violate

vitiate

4 syllable words

accommodate

accelerate

accumulate

accentuate

administrate

agglomerate

adulterate

adjudicate

agglutinate

affiliate

alleviate

alligator

alligators

allegation

allocation

allegations

allocations

amalgamate

ameliorate

annihilate

anticipate

approximate

appreciate

appropriate

articulate

asphyxiate

associate

assassinate

assimilate

authenticate

attenuate

collaborate

commiserate

calisthenic

calisthenics

capitulate

chalcedony

carbohydrate

coagulate

collectively

collectibles

collectible

collectivize

commemorate

collocation

communicate

collectivist

collectivized

concatenate

confederate

congratulate

consolidate

contaminate

cooperate

corroborate

coordinate

cross-pollinate

abbreviate

debilitate

degenerate

decapitate

decelerate

delectable

delegating

delegation

delineate

delicately

denominate

depopulate

delegations

depreciate

desegregate

determinate

dilapidate

dielectric

dialectic

discriminate

domesticate

disintegrate

disseminate

dissociate

dualistic

deactivate

effectuate

ejaculate

electioneers

electioneer

electorate

electorates

electrical

electricals

electrify

electrifies

electricians

electrocute

electroplate

electrolyte

electrolytes

electronic

electronics

electrician

eliminate

elicited

emaciate

emancipate

elocution

elocutions

elucidate

emasculate

enunciate

enumerate

equivocate

eradicate

evacuate

evaluate

exasperate

eviscerate

exacerbate

exonerate

exaggerate

excoriate

exhilarate

exterminate

exfoliate

expatriate

extenuate

expropriate

extortionate

facilitate

felicitate

evaporate

felicity

fluctuating

fluctuations

fluctuation

hallucinate

glaciation

hydrogenate

humiliate

illustrative

illustrations

inaugurate

inactivate

incarcerate

inadequate

impersonate

incinerate

incorporate

inebriate

indoctrinate

infatuate

incriminate

infuriate

ingratiate

initiate

interpolate

inoculate

inseminate

insinuate

interrogate

investigate

invertebrate

invalidate

intoxicate

intimidate

irradiate

italianate

manipulate

matriculate

miscalculate

molestation

necessitate

negotiate

obliterate

officiate

opinionate

oleaster

originate

oxygenate

participate

mollycoddle

perpetuate

premeditate

predominate

pontificate

precipitate

prevaricate

procrastinate

prognosticate

proliferate

recriminate

recuperate

realistic

reciprocate

realization

realizations

reintegrate

reelection

refrigerate

regurgitate

regenerate

reiterate

rejuvenate

relaxation

relocations

relocation

remunerate

reverberate

repatriate

repudiate

remediate

retaliate

reluctantly

substantiate

solicitors

solicitor

solicitude

sophisticate

subordinate

velocities

velocity

vociferate

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word illustrate

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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