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

anthems

backdate

anthem

await

breastplate

banding

bantam

bantams

bending

belate

berate

beret

birthrate

bindings

binding

bonding

bounding

bunting

canteen

cantons

canteens

castrate

centimes

centime

centner

checkmate

chanting

chlorate

classmate

collate

condensed

condense

condemned

condemns

condemn

conflate

comedown

contain

condones

condone

contains

contempt

contemn

contend

contends

content

canton

contents

create

daunting

cremate

debate

deflate

dentine

dictate

dilate

donate

elate

endings

ending

entwine

estate

entomb

equate

fainting

fountains

frustrate

fountain

first-rate

findings

finding

founding

gentian

gradate

funding

gyrate

handmade

hounding

hunting

hydrate

indent

inflate

inmate

innate

intend

intends

intense

intent

intents

abate

intones

intone

irate

khanate

lactate

knitting

landing

landings

landman

lending

lendings

london

lightweight

linden

lindane

locate

lynden

magnate

mandate

maintains

mentions

maintain

minden

mention

minding

misstate

migrate

ointment

mountain

landmarks

mountains

mounting

mundane

nineteen

nineteenth

nitrate

oblate

narrate

ornate

paintings

painting

panting

ovate

panton

landmark

pending

pendant

pentane

phantoms

phantom

playmate

phosphate

pointing

placate

ponton

pontoon

postdate

predate

primate

prelate

probate

pontoons

prostate

prorate

pounding

prostrate

quantum

quintin

random

rebate

relate

restate

roommate

rotate

rounding

santon

sandman

schoolmate

sedate

sentence

shipmate

shunting

smitten

something

smoothens

smoothen

smoothing

sometimes

somethings

sometime

stagnate

squinting

stalemate

soundings

substrate

sounding

sulphate

sundown

template

tendons

tendon

taunting

tandem

truncate

translate

undone

update

undine

vibrate

vacate

vintner

vintners

wanting

wanton

winding

windmill

windmills

3 syllable words

abdicate

abrogate

acclimate

acetate

activate

adulate

adequate

advocate

actuate

aggravate

aggregate

alternate

allocate

ambulate

alienate

amputate

animate

agitate

andean

angulate

andante

annotate

antenna

antennas

antiquate

arbitrate

arrogate

apostate

candidate

anything

appellate

aspirate

automate

bandanas

bandana

bentonite

bifurcate

calibrate

calculate

cantonal

contented

contentions

captivate

contentment

contingent

castigate

chlorinate

circulate

cogitate

condensate

commitment

compensate

commitments

complicate

commotion

commuting

concentrate

condiment

carbonate

condensates

condenser

condiments

constipate

congregate

consummate

container

confiscate

consecrate

conjugate

containers

contemplate

contemplates

contender

contenders

contention

continue

contingents

imitate

immolate

continued

continents

continent

continues

celebrate

copulate

countenance

correlate

corrugate

crenelate

culminate

cultivate

damnation

decimate

dedicate

delegate

dehydrate

decorate

denigrate

deprecate

demonstrate

desecrate

desiccate

designate

desolate

detonate

devastate

dichromate

deviate

emulate

distillate

dissipate

dislocate

donation

educate

donations

duplicate

emanate

emigrate

elevate

elongate

emotions

emotion

emitting

endanger

endangered

endemic

endangers

endowment

endowments

entangle

estimate

entangled

hundredweight

entombment

exculpate

excavate

fascinate

explicate

extricate

fabricate

extirpate

expiate

fandango

federate

flagellate

fulminate

fluctuate

foliate

formulate

fumigate

germinate

geminate

generate

glaciate

graduate

guesstimate

gravitate

hesitate

heavyweight

hibernate

illustrate

immigrate

implicate

impregnate

incarnate

inculcate

incubate

indentured

indenture

indentures

indian

indians

instigate

integrate

indicate

infiltrate

innovate

insulate

indium

intended

intensely

intimate

intention

intensive

interstate

intentioned

intentions

intently

intimates

inundate

isolate

irrigate

irritate

kantian

janthina

lacerate

latinate

lanthanum

landmasses

landowners

landowner

legislate

levitate

londoners

londoner

liberate

liquidate

litigate

lubricate

magistrate

marinate

maintenance

masturbate

meditate

menhaden

mitigate

menstruate

medicate

minuteman

militate

mediate

mithridate

motivate

mountaineer

mutilate

moderate

mountaineers

monotone

navigate

obviate

munition

munitions

obligate

obfuscate

operate

nauseate

pantomime

oscillate

pantheon

modulate

palpitate

pandemic

orchestrate

overstate

overrate

overweight

paperweight

penetrate

welterweight

percolate

perchlorate

permeate

perforate

perpetrate

pollinate

populate

predicate

propagate

potentate

postulate

punctuate

procreate

profligate

promulgate

randomize

salivate

ramadan

radiate

randomly

ruminate

regulate

recreate

relegate

reinstate

remittance

relocate

renovate

replicate

reprobate

segregate

saturate

sentences

sentiments

sentinels

sentinel

separate

silicate

simulate

situate

syndicate

speculate

stimulate

stipulate

subjugate

suffocate

strangulate

summations

summation

surrogate

syncopate

tabulate

tantamount

tendencies

tendency

terminate

titanate

underrate

vindicate

titillate

undaunted

urinate

wantonly

tolerate

violate

understate

undulate

untangle

untimely

undying

unthinking

undoing

unwitting

ventilate

vaccinate

vacillate

validate

vegetate

venetian

vertebrate

variegate

venerate

vitiate

vomiting

penitent

4 syllable words

accumulate

abbreviate

accelerate

accentuate

agglomerate

agglutinate

adulterate

affiliate

administrate

adjudicate

amalgamate

alleviate

ameliorate

anathema

annihilate

anatomist

anatomy

andantino

anticipate

approximate

articulate

appreciate

appropriate

assimilate

asphyxiate

attenuate

authenticate

associate

antimatter

canadian

canadians

capitulate

antinomy

centenary

centimetre

centennial

collaborate

coagulate

centimetres

comedians

comedian

carbohydrate

commemorate

committeeman

commiserate

communicate

condensation

condemnations

condemnation

comedienne

consolidate

confederate

containerized

contemplation

contemplative

contemptible

contemptuously

impersonate

contingency

continuance

continentals

contingencies

continental

continual

countenances

corroborate

cross-pollinate

deactivate

debilitate

decapitate

decelerate

desegregate

degenerate

deliberate

delineate

depopulate

depreciate

discriminate

disintegrate

domesticate

dissociate

endangerment

elaborate

ejaculate

emaciate

effectuate

eliminate

emancipate

elucidate

emasculate

electroplate

emotional

exacerbate

coordinate

entanglement

entanglements

exasperate

eradicate

evacuate

exaggerate

enunciate

enumerate

equivocate

evaluate

evaporate

eviscerate

excoriate

exfoliate

exhilarate

expropriate

extortionate

facilitate

exonerate

extenuate

expatriate

fundamental

hallucinate

fundamentals

gondwanaland

humiliate

felicitate

hydrogenate

ianthina

cooperate

inadequate

inactivate

inattention

incriminate

indemnity

incinerate

incarcerate

incorporate

inaugurate

indemnify

indemnities

indentation

infatuate

indoctrinate

ingratiate

infuriate

initiate

indonesian

inebriate

inoculate

insinuate

intangible

intangibles

intemperate

interpolate

intensifies

intimidate

intensities

intensify

intensity

intensively

intentional

intimately

intimations

intimation

intoxicate

invalidate

intimacy

intimidates

intonation

intonations

invertebrate

investigate

irradiate

intensified

participate

manipulate

miscalculate

matriculate

monotony

monatomic

necessitate

mountaineering

officiate

negotiate

obliterate

opinionate

originate

oxygenate

perpetuate

pontificate

prognosticate

precipitate

premeditate

prevaricate

proliferate

recriminate

reciprocate

regenerate

refrigerate

recuperate

regurgitate

reintegrate

rejuvenate

reiterate

remediate

remittances

remunerate

retaliate

resuscitate

reverberate

repudiate

repatriate

subordinate

substantiate

sophisticate

vanadium

vociferate

sentimental

inattentive

7 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word contaminate

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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