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

abdicate

abrogate

absolute

abigail

absolutes

adulate

advocate

acetate

actuate

adequate

aggravate

aggregate

agitate

amputate

allocate

animate

annotate

angulate

antiquate

alternate

apical

appellate

arbitrate

arrogate

aspirate

apostate

automate

bifurcate

bifocals

bifocal

calibrate

candidate

celebrate

carbonate

castigate

captivate

chlorinate

compensate

complicate

condensate

concentrate

cogitate

confiscate

congregate

conjugate

constipate

consecrate

consummate

contemplate

correlate

corrugate

copiously

culminate

cubicle

cubicles

cultivate

debacle

debacles

dehydrate

demonstrate

denigrate

designate

desecrate

devastate

dissipate

deviate

dichromate

difficult

dislocate

dominate

educate

emigrate

duplicate

elongate

epochal

decorate

expiate

explicate

extricate

fabricate

fascinate

extirpate

federate

flagellate

fluctuate

foliate

formulate

fulminate

fumigate

generate

germinate

graduate

glaciate

gravitate

heavyweight

guesstimate

imitate

immigrate

hundredweight

illustrate

hibernate

implicate

impregnate

indicate

inculcate

incarnate

innovate

infiltrate

intimate

medicate

instigate

integrate

inundate

interstate

irrigate

isolate

laminate

latinate

irritate

lacerate

lavishly

legislate

levitate

liquidate

litigate

magistrate

masturbate

liberate

lubricate

mediate

postulate

menstruate

potentate

mitigate

mutilate

navigate

modulate

motivate

nominate

pollinate

nauseate

moderate

obligate

obfuscate

obsolete

obsoletes

obviate

official

orchestrate

mithridate

palpitate

paperweight

overstate

overrate

overweight

penetrate

operate

perchlorate

oscillate

perpetrate

permeate

perforate

officials

militate

recreate

promulgate

propagate

punctuate

procreate

profligate

radiate

reprobate

refusal

relocate

silicate

refusals

reinstate

salivate

separate

saturate

savagely

ruminate

situate

specialize

specially

specialities

specialties

specialty

undulate

subjugate

suffocate

syndicate

syncopate

surrogate

urinate

terminate

titanate

tolerate

topical

typical

underrate

understate

violate

vegetate

validate

variegate

venerate

vertebrate

specialist

vindicate

specialists

vitiate

welterweight

4 syllable words

absolutely

absolutist

absolution

abbreviate

accelerate

accentuate

accumulate

adulterate

affiliate

administrate

agglomerate

adjudicate

agglutinate

accommodate

alleviate

amalgamate

anticipate

ameliorate

authenticate

apocalypse

articulate

assimilate

assassinate

approximate

asphyxiate

associate

appreciate

appropriate

attenuate

capitulate

carbohydrate

collaborate

communicate

concatenate

commemorate

confederate

commiserate

congratulate

consolidate

contaminate

coordinate

corroborate

cross-pollinate

cooperate

deactivate

debilitate

decapitate

decelerate

degenerate

deliberate

delineate

denominate

depopulate

desegregate

depreciate

determinate

discriminate

disintegrate

difficulties

disseminate

difficultly

dilapidate

dissociate

ejaculate

difficulty

electroplate

domesticate

emaciate

eliminate

elucidate

effectuate

emancipate

dubiously

elaborate

emasculate

equivocate

enunciate

enumerate

eradicate

evacuate

excoriate

exfoliate

exhilarate

exaggerate

exonerate

evaporate

exacerbate

exasperate

evaluate

eviscerate

expatriate

facilitate

exterminate

extortionate

extenuate

expropriate

felicitate

hallucinate

humiliate

hydrogenate

impersonate

inactivate

inadequate

inaugurate

incriminate

indoctrinate

incinerate

incorporate

inebriate

infatuate

investigate

infuriate

ingratiate

initiate

inseminate

interpolate

intoxicate

interrogate

invalidate

intimidate

insinuate

invertebrate

matriculate

italianate

irradiate

manipulate

miscalculate

necessitate

negotiate

obsolescent

officialdom

obliterate

obsolescence

officeholders

officeholder

officially

originate

participate

opinionate

oxygenate

perpetuate

pontificate

officiate

precipitate

predominate

premeditate

prevaricate

procrastinate

prognosticate

proliferate

regurgitate

reciprocate

recuperate

recriminate

regenerate

rejuvenate

refrigerate

reintegrate

reiterate

remunerate

repudiate

resuscitate

remediate

repatriate

retaliate

reverberate

sophisticate

specializes

speculation

speculations

speculative

subordinate

substantiate

vociferate

incarcerate

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Words that rhyme with the word speculate

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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