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

acclimate

abrogate

abdicate

desecrate

actively

activist

actuate

activists

acetate

advocate

aggravate

adulate

adequate

antiquate

aggregate

allocate

agitate

alienate

alternate

agitprop

ambulate

animate

annotate

angulate

apostate

amputate

appellate

desiccate

arrogate

aspirate

arbitrate

automate

basketball

basketballs

bifurcate

castigate

candidate

calibrate

causative

carbonate

celebrate

cogitate

circulate

chlorinate

calculate

compensate

complicate

culminate

concentrate

contemplate

confiscate

cultivate

conjugate

constipate

consecrate

consummate

copulate

correlate

congregate

detonate

corrugate

crenelate

decorate

decimate

deceitful

dedicate

demonstrate

delegate

denigrate

dehydrate

deprecate

condensate

desolate

designate

deviate

devastate

dichromate

dictaphone

distillate

dominate

duplicate

dislocate

dissipate

educate

explicate

elevate

elongate

emanate

emigrate

established

emulate

establish

fabricate

extricate

estimate

excavate

exculpate

expiate

extirpate

fascinate

face-to-face

federate

festival

festivals

graduate

fluctuate

flagellate

fixative

formulate

foliate

fugitive

fumigate

geminate

germinate

fulminate

generate

glaciate

gravitate

implicate

hesitate

hibernate

guesstimate

heavyweight

illustrate

imitate

immolate

hundredweight

immigrate

impregnate

incarnate

inculcate

incubate

infiltrate

intimate

innovate

instigate

integrate

interstate

insulate

inundate

irritate

isolate

juxtapose

justified

justifies

irrigate

justify

lacerate

laminate

latinate

liquidate

laxative

lubricate

levitate

legislate

liberate

litigate

magistrate

marinate

masturbate

mediate

medicate

menstruate

meditate

militate

mithridate

mitigate

motivate

navigate

mutilate

moderate

modulate

mystifies

mystify

indicate

negative

potentate

nauseate

orchestrate

octopi

penetrate

nominate

october

obligate

obfuscate

operate

obviate

oscillate

overstate

palpitate

paperweight

perchlorate

percolate

overrate

overweight

perpetrate

perforate

permeate

pollinate

pocketbooks

pocketbook

pocketful

populate

positive

postponement

postponements

predicate

postulate

profligate

procreate

propagate

promulgate

situate

recreate

punctuate

radiate

rectifies

rectify

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regulate

relocate

relegate

replicate

reprobate

salivate

saturate

renovate

ruminate

rightfully

segregate

separate

silicate

simulate

speculate

stimulate

stipulate

strangulate

subjugate

suffocate

syncopate

surrogate

tabulate

terminate

testifies

testify

syndicate

titanate

titillate

tolerate

vacillate

validate

variegate

vaccinate

urinate

understate

undulate

underrate

vegetable

vegetables

vegetate

vitiate

ventilate

violate

vertebrate

vestibule

venerate

vestibules

wastebasket

vindicate

wastebaskets

welterweight

4 syllable words

accelerate

accentuate

accommodate

depopulate

abbreviate

accumulate

activator

activated

activating

activity

activities

activation

activism

agglutinate

anticipate

adjudicate

administrate

adulterate

amalgamate

affiliate

alleviate

annihilate

appreciate

ameliorate

acidifies

asphyxiate

assassinate

articulate

assimilate

agglomerate

approximate

authenticate

attenuate

associate

capitulate

carbohydrate

coagulate

collaborate

commemorate

commiserate

communicate

concatenate

congratulate

coordinate

consolidate

contaminate

cooperate

corroborate

cross-pollinate

decapitate

incriminate

debilitate

decelerate

deliberate

delineate

degenerate

depreciate

acidify

determinate

confederate

dissociate

denominate

discriminate

domesticate

desegregate

effectuate

disadvantage

disintegrate

disseminate

appropriate

ejaculate

electroplate

elaborate

eliminate

elucidate

emaciate

emancipate

dilapidate

emasculate

equitable

equitably

enumerate

enunciate

equivocate

eradicate

establishes

evacuate

establishment

establishments

exaggerate

exacerbate

exasperate

excitable

excoriate

evaluate

exhilarate

eviscerate

expropriate

expatriate

exonerate

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exterminate

exfoliate

extortionate

evaporate

facilitate

festivities

felicitate

festivity

hallucinate

humiliate

hydrogenate

impersonate

inadequate

incarcerate

inaugurate

incinerate

incorporate

indoctrinate

infatuate

initiate

inebriate

infuriate

ingratiate

insinuate

interrogate

interpolate

inoculate

inseminate

intimidate

italianate

intoxicate

investigate

invertebrate

invalidate

irradiate

juxtaposes

manipulate

matriculate

miscalculate

negatively

necessitate

precipitate

misadventure

participate

misadventures

obliterate

officiate

opinionate

originate

negotiate

oxygenate

perpetuate

negotiable

pontificate

positively

premeditate

prevaricate

predominate

prognosticate

proliferate

procrastinate

recriminate

rectifiers

reciprocate

rectifier

recidivist

recidivists

reiterate

recuperate

refrigerate

reintegrate

regenerate

reestablish

rejuvenate

regurgitate

remediate

resuscitate

repudiate

repatriate

retaliate

reverberate

remunerate

sophisticate

subordinate

substantiate

vociferate

vestibular

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word deactivate

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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

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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
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  • 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
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  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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