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

abdicate

abrogate

aggravate

accented

accenting

acantha

accountant

accountants

acquainted

acquaintance

activate

actuate

adequate

adulate

advocate

agenda

agendas

aggregate

allocate

alienate

ambulate

amputate

angulate

alternate

annotate

automate

antiquate

arrogate

arbitrate

apostate

appellate

ascending

aspirate

asunder

ascendant

ascendance

agitate

bifurcate

backhanded

calibrate

candidate

calculate

byzantine

captivate

carbonate

circulate

chlorinate

cogitate

cognition

cocoanuts

concentrate

compensate

complicate

condensate

constipate

conjugate

consecrate

contemplate

dehydrate

demonstrate

congregate

correlate

corrugate

copulate

confiscate

cognitive

cultivate

culminate

cosmetic

cosmetics

decorate

descendant

descendants

dichromate

discontent

discontents

descendent

devastate

dignity

deviate

descendents

discounters

discounter

dislocate

dissenters

dissenter

disjointed

dissenting

dominate

dogmatic

duplicate

eccentrics

eccentric

elongate

essential

explicate

descending

essentials

expiate

graduate

exculpate

extirpate

extricate

fabricate

federate

fulminate

fumigate

fluctuate

formulate

foliate

germinate

flagellate

generate

gigantic

glaciate

hackmatack

gravitate

heavyweight

hundredweight

huguenot

huguenots

hibernate

hyacinth

hyacinths

magnetite

imitate

immolate

immigrate

indicate

incubate

impregnate

implicate

incarnate

inculcate

infiltrate

innovate

instigate

integrate

interstate

inundate

irrigate

isolate

latinate

irritate

magistrate

lacerate

laminate

legislate

levitate

litigate

liquidate

liberate

lubricate

macintosh

mackintosh

magnetics

magnetic

masonite

percolate

illustrate

magnitude

magnetron

magnitudes

masturbate

modulate

medicate

militate

menstruate

misanthrope

mitigate

mediate

misconduct

mismatches

mishandles

mishandle

mithridate

navigate

orchestrate

motivate

pegmatite

mutilate

nominate

obligate

obfuscate

nauseate

obviate

oscillate

overstate

palpitate

overrate

overweight

osmotic

operate

pageantry

moderate

perpetrate

passionate

paperweight

peasantry

perchlorate

perforate

permeate

welterweight

ignition

pollinate

postulate

populate

potentate

propagate

promulgate

procreate

punctuate

profligate

quiescent

radiate

raconteur

recondite

recommit

recommits

recently

reagents

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reignite

reinstate

reprobate

relocate

rekindle

resentment

salivate

resentments

resentful

ruminate

secondly

saturate

secondhand

silicate

simulate

separate

situate

reagent

signature

sequential

sigmoidal

signatures

vindicate

stimulate

stipulate

subjugate

strangulate

suffocate

terminate

surrogate

syndicate

tabulate

syncopate

titanate

titillate

understate

underrate

tolerate

undulate

validate

urinate

variegate

venerate

vertebrate

violate

vitiate

rejoinder

ignited

4 syllable words

accommodate

accentuate

accelerate

abbreviate

accommodates

accentuates

accountable

accountancy

acquaintances

acquaintanceship

adulterate

accumulate

administrate

affiliate

adjudicate

agglomerate

agglutinate

amalgamate

ameliorate

alleviate

annihilate

anticipate

approximate

attenuate

appreciate

appropriate

articulate

ascendency

asphyxiate

assassinate

assimilate

associate

asymmetries

asymmetry

authenticate

confederate

capitulate

carbohydrate

byzantium

coagulate

collaborate

concatenate

commemorate

commiserate

communicate

congratulate

consolidate

contaminate

corroborate

cooperate

decelerate

debilitate

decapitate

coordinate

cross-pollinate

deactivate

decimation

deliberate

decentralize

delineate

denominate

depopulate

depreciate

degenerate

elucidate

desegregate

determinate

diaconate

dignitaries

dilapidate

dignitary

discontented

discriminate

disintegrate

discontinue

discountable

disentangle

disintegrates

disinterest

disseminate

disinterested

electroplate

dissociate

dissymmetry

dosimeters

domesticate

dogmatically

dogmatism

effectuate

dysentery

ejaculate

elaborate

disunity

eliminate

emancipate

eradicate

enumerate

emasculate

enunciate

equivocate

essentially

evaluate

evaporate

excoriate

exaggerate

exfoliate

exhilarate

exonerate

eviscerate

exhumation

exacerbate

exasperate

expatriate

exterminate

expropriate

extenuate

extortionate

facilitate

fascinated

fascinating

fascination

fecundity

felicitate

hallucinate

hacienda

evacuate

humiliate

hydrogenate

emaciate

impersonate

inactivate

inadequate

incinerate

incriminate

incorporate

incarcerate

inaugurate

indoctrinate

inebriate

inseminate

infatuate

ingratiate

interrogate

interpolate

initiate

inoculate

insinuate

intimidate

infuriate

intoxicate

invalidate

investigate

irradiate

isentropic

italianate

legendary

invertebrate

locomotor

machination

locomotive

machinations

locomotion

macintoshes

manipulate

mesenteric

miscalculate

misunderstand

misinterpret

misinterprets

misunderstands

necessitate

originate

matriculate

negotiate

obliterate

officiate

opinionate

oxygenate

pagination

participate

passionately

magnetism

perpetuate

precipitate

predominate

pontificate

premeditate

prevaricate

procrastinate

prognosticate

proliferate

quasimodo

reciprocate

recantation

reconnoitre

regurgitate

recriminate

recuperate

refrigerate

regenerate

reintegrate

reiterate

remunerate

repudiate

remediate

repatriate

resuscitate

retaliate

reverberate

secondaries

secondary

rejuvenate

signatories

signatory

sophisticate

subordinate

substantiate

vaccination

vaccinations

vicinity

vociferate

Words that rhyme with the word decimate

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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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