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

abdicate

abrogate

acclimate

actuate

acetate

adequate

adulate

advocate

aggregate

agitate

amputate

allocate

alienate

ambulate

alternate

angulate

animate

annotate

antiquate

appellate

arrogate

aspirate

arbitrate

candidate

automate

calculate

calibrate

apostate

carbonate

cogitate

chlorinate

circulate

complicate

compensate

celebrate

condensate

concentrate

confiscate

consummate

consecrate

constipate

congregate

conjugate

copulate

culminate

correlate

corrugate

crenelate

contemplate

bifurcate

deprecate

decorate

demonstrate

decimate

dedicate

delegate

dehydrate

denigrate

detonate

desiccate

desolate

desecrate

designate

dichromate

devastate

deviate

distillate

duplicate

dissipate

dislocate

dominate

educate

elevate

emanate

elongate

formulate

estimate

epitaphs

emigrate

extirpate

emulate

excavate

extricate

fabricate

expiate

explicate

exculpate

fascinate

flagellate

federate

foliate

fluctuate

graduate

fumigate

glaciate

generate

geminate

germinate

fulminate

heavyweight

hesitate

hibernate

epitaph

hundredweight

illustrate

implicate

impregnate

immolate

incarnate

infiltrate

indicate

incubate

inculcate

lacerate

innovate

instigate

integrate

interstate

insulate

intimate

irritate

isolate

irrigate

inundate

laminate

levitate

legislate

leftover

leftovers

liberate

liquidate

masturbate

litigate

medicate

lubricate

menstruate

mediate

militate

magistrate

marinate

meditate

motivate

mithridate

navigate

mitigate

mutilate

nauseate

perpetrate

modulate

moderate

nominate

obligate

obviate

orchestrate

obfuscate

operate

permeate

oscillate

paperweight

palpitate

perforate

overstate

penetrate

percolate

overrate

overweight

perchlorate

pollinate

populate

potentate

postulate

predicate

propagate

procreate

profligate

promulgate

recreate

radiate

replicate

reprobate

punctuate

relegate

relocate

regulate

renovate

reinstate

ruminate

saturate

separate

silicate

immigrate

segregate

simulate

stipulate

situate

stimulate

speculate

strangulate

subdivide

titanate

vaccinate

ventilate

vacillate

titillate

suffocate

tabulate

terminate

surrogate

tolerate

syncopate

syndicate

underrate

understate

undulate

urinate

validate

variegate

subjugate

venerate

vegetate

vertebrate

violate

vindicate

vitiate

welterweight

imitate

4 syllable words

abbreviate

accelerate

accentuate

accumulate

adjudicate

administrate

accommodate

adulterate

agglutinate

affiliate

affidavits

agglomerate

alleviate

amalgamate

ameliorate

anticipate

annihilate

affidavit

appreciate

asphyxiate

assassinate

assimilate

approximate

associate

appropriate

articulate

attenuate

authenticate

avoidable

biofeedback

capitulate

carbohydrate

coagulate

commiserate

commemorate

communicate

concatenate

collaborate

confederate

consolidate

contaminate

coordinate

cross-pollinate

congratulate

cooperate

corroborate

debatable

debilitate

decapitate

deliberate

delineate

degenerate

depreciate

denominate

determinate

desegregate

dilapidate

depopulate

domesticate

discriminate

disintegrate

dissociate

disseminate

effectuate

ejaculate

elaborate

electroplate

eliminate

emaciate

elucidate

emancipate

emasculate

eviscerate

eradicate

equivocate

evaporate

exacerbate

evacuate

evaluate

exaggerate

exasperate

exhilarate

exfoliate

excoriate

extortionate

exonerate

extenuate

exterminate

expropriate

facilitate

expatriate

felicitate

enumerate

enunciate

habitable

hallucinate

humiliate

hydrogenate

decelerate

impersonate

inadequate

inaugurate

incarcerate

incinerate

incorporate

indoctrinate

infatuate

inebriate

infuriate

ingratiate

initiate

incriminate

interpolate

interrogate

inseminate

intimidate

invalidate

investigate

invertebrate

irradiate

italianate

intoxicate

inoculate

insinuate

manipulate

matriculate

miscalculate

negotiate

obliterate

officiate

opinionate

originate

necessitate

participate

oxygenate

perpetuate

pontificate

precipitate

predominate

premeditate

procrastinate

prognosticate

proliferate

prevaricate

resuscitate

recriminate

refrigerate

recuperate

reiterate

regenerate

remediate

regurgitate

rejuvenate

reintegrate

remunerate

repatriate

retaliate

reciprocate

repudiate

reputable

reverberate

sophisticate

substantiate

subdivision

subdivisions

subordinate

vociferate

Words that rhyme with the word captivate

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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