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

abbot

abut

agate

altar

altars

alter

alder

alters

argot

await

balter

bandit

balder

ballot

benet

baldric

banquet

basket

becket

beret

belate

berate

bigot

backdate

billet

blanket

blatter

biscuit

bladders

blather

carpet

chocolate

blotter

bolter

bonnet

boulter

boulders

boulder

branchlet

bracelet

carrot

brisket

breastplate

bucket

cauldron

buffet

bullet

carat

builders

builder

castrate

casket

circuit

cullet

children

charlotte

chestnut

childrens

chlorate

checkmate

civet

clear-cut

colter

climate

closet

collate

clatter

clothiers

clothier

cloture

classmate

clutter

comet

corset

conflate

coulter

cosset

covet

create

credit

cremate

cricket

birthrate

bladder

cultured

cutlet

cultures

curate

debate

deflate

despot

dilate

diet

dictate

digit

doughnut

docket

donat

donate

droplet

dulcet

egret

edit

elate

elder

elders

ergot

eldritch

abate

equate

estate

exit

eyelet

falters

faucet

favorite

falter

facet

faggot

frustrate

felter

ferret

filters

filter

first-rate

flatter

fielders

fieldwork

flatware

folders

flatworm

floaters

flutters

folder

floater

flutter

flytrap

fielder

frigate

gamut

gantlet

gauntlet

garnet

gasket

goblet

gelder

granite

gilder

gliders

glitters

glitter

giblet

gradate

glider

groundnut

guilder

halters

gullet

halter

hamlet

harlot

habit

gyrate

hatchet

hermit

helmet

holders

helot

holder

guilders

hydrate

culture

ingot

inflate

inmate

innate

jacket

lancet

irate

karat

lactate

kelter

kilter

lancelet

khanate

leaflet

legate

lightweight

limit

maggot

locate

magnate

planet

magnet

market

mandate

merit

migrate

millet

minute

midget

misstate

nitrate

mullet

musket

moulder

narrate

orbit

oblate

ornate

packet

palate

paltry

ovate

palette

pallet

pandit

parrot

pamphlet

peanut

pellet

pirate

pilot

phosphate

pivot

placate

plotter

platters

platter

plater

playmate

plotters

plummet

pocket

polder

poet

posit

poulter

postdate

poultry

prelate

private

primate

predate

probate

profit

prophet

prostrate

prorate

prostate

pundit

quilters

rennet

puppet

quilter

rabbit

ratchet

rebut

rebate

skelter

quiet

skillet

riot

restate

rivet

rocket

roommate

salters

salter

rotate

scarlet

senate

sennet

secret

shelters

schoolmate

sedate

sherbet

shelter

shoulder

shouldered

shoulders

shipmate

slatter

relate

slaters

slater

slider

slither

snippet

somewhat

soldiers

socket

soldier

solder

spirit

sprocket

stagnate

stalemate

spigot

surfeit

sulphate

sultry

substrate

summit

talbot

swelter

target

swelters

temperate

tablet

tappet

sweltry

tenet

template

ticket

tippet

toilet

turbot

turret

trumpet

triplet

trinket

truncate

ultra

uncut

unit

walters

update

wallet

velvet

translate

vibrate

vacate

vultures

walter

vomit

wainscot

vulture

welders

welder

welter

wicket

wilder

zealot

3 syllable words

accredit

abrogate

abdicate

acclimate

accurate

adequate

advocate

activate

adulate

actuate

acetate

affricate

agitate

alienate

allocate

altarpiece

aggregate

aggravate

ambulate

amputate

animate

annotate

amulet

apostate

antiquate

arbitrate

appellate

angulate

arrogate

aspirate

automate

balderdash

baronet

bellwether

beholder

bellwethers

bewildered

bewilders

bewilder

bifurcate

bloodthirsty

breadbasket

cabinet

candidate

carbonate

calibrate

captivate

calculate

castigate

celibate

chlorinate

chariot

cheviot

celebrate

circulate

cogitate

collider

compensate

composite

complicate

conjugate

condensate

confiscate

consecrate

congregate

constipate

consulate

consummate

contemplate

copulate

correlate

concentrate

corrugate

crenelate

culminate

cultivate

cultural

decorate

definite

deficit

dedicate

delicate

dehydrate

delegate

decimate

demerit

denigrate

demonstrate

discredit

deprecate

desolate

deposit

desiccate

desecrate

designate

devastate

detonate

dichromate

deviate

dislocate

distillate

dominate

dissipate

disquiet

duplicate

educate

elaborate

elaters

elderly

elater

elevate

elongate

estimate

emanate

etiquette

emigrate

emulate

excavate

exculpate

extirpate

explicit

explicate

exquisite

expiate

extricate

faltering

fabricate

federate

fascinate

filtration

flattering

flagellate

flattery

fortunate

formulate

foliate

fluctuate

fulminate

fumigate

geminate

graduate

generate

germinate

glutaric

glaciate

gravitate

guesstimate

halibut

hazelnut

hibernate

helotry

hesitate

heavyweight

hundredweight

idiot

illicit

implicit

implicate

imitate

immolate

immigrate

impregnate

incarnate

inchoate

indicate

incubate

infiltrate

inherit

infinite

inhabit

inhibit

inculcate

innovate

intricate

intimate

interstate

integrate

literate

interpret

inundate

laminate

instigate

laureate

irrigate

irritate

lacerate

lariat

isolate

latinate

legislate

levitate

liberate

liquidate

insulate

litigate

lubricate

magistrate

maltreatment

maladroit

marinate

masturbate

mediate

moderate

menstruate

militate

mitigate

mithridate

nominate

motivate

mutilate

nauseate

navigate

obfuscate

obdurate

obstinate

numerate

newmarket

obligate

orchestrate

operate

opiate

opposite

overrate

overweight

overstate

modulate

oscillate

obviate

patriot

palpitate

passionate

paperweight

percolate

penetrate

perforate

perchlorate

perpetrate

permeate

pickpocket

medicate

plethora

polluter

polluters

pollinate

populate

meditate

postulate

potentate

predicate

procreate

prohibit

profligate

propagate

promulgate

proximate

punctuate

quintuplet

radiate

recreate

regulate

reinstate

relegate

relocate

skyrocket

renovate

saturate

replicate

reprobate

saltier

roseate

salivate

ruminate

requisite

silicate

scuttlebutt

segregate

separate

simulate

situate

soldiering

soldering

solitaire

strangulate

speculate

stimulate

stipulate

subjugate

surrogate

suffocate

illustrate

tabulate

terminate

syncopate

syndicate

titanate

titillate

welterweight

tolerate

triplicate

tunicate

ultimate

undercut

underrate

undulate

understate

urinate

venerate

ventilate

vertebrate

validate

vegetate

vindicate

violate

variegate

vitiate

wastebasket

vaccinate

vacillate

zealotry

4 syllable words

accentuate

accelerate

accommodate

accumulate

abbreviate

adulterate

affidavit

affectionate

affiliate

administrate

adjudicate

agglomerate

alteration

alterations

alternation

alleviate

altercation

altercations

altruistic

agglutinate

altruism

amalgamate

ameliorate

bilateral

anticipate

appropriate

approximate

annihilate

articulate

appreciate

autopilot

attenuate

associate

authenticate

assassinate

assimilate

asphyxiate

bicarbonate

bewilderment

bewildering

capitulate

carbohydrate

certificate

collateral

collaborate

compassionate

commensurate

coagulate

commemorate

commiserate

communicate

compatriot

coordinate

conglomerate

confederate

conn.

congratulate

considerate

concatenate

contaminate

cooperate

consolidate

corroborate

cross-pollinate

deactivate

debilitate

degenerate

decapitate

decelerate

deliberate

delineate

denominate

directorate

desegregate

depopulate

depreciate

determinate

diaconate

dilapidate

dilatory

discriminate

disintegrate

dispassionate

disseminate

domesticate

dissociate

effeminate

effectuate

ejaculate

electorate

electroplate

eliminate

elucidate

emaciate

emancipate

eradicate

enunciate

equivocate

emasculate

eviscerate

enumerate

evaporate

evacuate

evaluate

exacerbate

exaggerate

exasperate

hydrogenate

excoriate

exterminate

extenuate

expatriate

exonerate

expropriate

extortionate

exhilarate

facilitate

felicitate

exfoliate

hallucinate

helter-skelter

heliotrope

humiliate

illiterate

illiterates

impersonate

immediate

inaccurate

inaugurate

inanimate

incarcerate

inactivate

inadequate

incinerate

incorporate

indefinite

indoctrinate

innominate

incriminate

indelicate

inebriate

infatuate

infuriate

ingratiate

initiate

inseminate

inoculate

insinuate

inspectorate

interpolate

intemperate

interrogate

invertebrate

intoxicate

intimidate

invalidate

investigate

inveterate

irradiate

legitimate

italianate

manipulate

matriculate

melodrama

misinterpret

militarists

militaries

militarize

militarized

miscalculate

military

necessitate

negotiate

obliterate

opinionate

officiate

originate

oxygenate

participate

patriarchate

particulate

penultimate

perpetuate

pomegranate

polyhedron

pontificate

polyhedrons

melodramas

prevaricate

premeditate

prerequisite

predominate

procrastinate

proportionate

proliferate

prognosticate

protectorate

reiterate

regurgitate

reciprocate

recuperate

recriminate

regenerate

refrigerate

remediate

remunerate

reintegrate

repatriate

rejuvenate

reverberate

retaliate

resuscitate

salutary

repudiate

solitary

sophisticate

subordinate

substantiate

triumvirate

ulterior

unfortunate

violators

vociferate

violator

precipitate

Words that rhyme with the word alternate

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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