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

accenting

acantha

abdicate

abrogate

acclimate

accented

actuate

adequate

activate

acetate

accountants

accountant

acquaintance

adulate

advocate

acquainted

agenda

agendas

alienate

ambulate

amputate

alternate

agitate

allocate

aggravate

aggregate

animate

angulate

annotate

antiquate

apostate

appellate

arbitrate

arrogate

ascending

ascendant

aspirate

ascendance

asunder

automate

backhanded

byzantine

bifurcate

calculate

calibrate

carbonate

chlorinate

captivate

celebrate

circulate

castigate

cogitate

candidate

cocoanuts

cognition

cognitive

concentrate

compensate

condensate

complicate

confiscate

consummate

consecrate

conjugate

constipate

congregate

contemplate

culminate

correlate

corrugate

copulate

cosmetic

cosmetics

crenelate

cultivate

decimate

dedicate

decorate

demonstrate

denigrate

delegate

dehydrate

descending

deprecate

descendants

descendents

descendant

descendent

designate

desecrate

desiccate

desolate

detonate

devastate

discontent

deviate

dignity

dichromate

discontents

dominate

discounter

discounters

disjointed

dislocate

dissenting

dissipate

dissenters

distillate

dissenter

duplicate

eccentrics

eccentric

dogmatic

elongate

elevate

emanate

emigrate

emulate

essential

estimate

essentials

fulminate

exculpate

excavate

extirpate

educate

fascinate

extricate

fabricate

geminate

fascinates

flagellate

fluctuate

expiate

federate

germinate

fumigate

generate

formulate

foliate

guesstimate

gigantic

explicate

gravitate

graduate

glaciate

hackmatack

hundredweight

hesitate

hibernate

huguenot

huguenots

heavyweight

hyacinth

hyacinths

imitate

immolate

illustrate

immigrate

implicate

ignition

impregnate

incarnate

integrate

incubate

inculcate

indicate

innovate

infiltrate

insulate

instigate

interstate

intimate

inundate

irrigate

isolate

irritate

lacerate

laminate

latinate

legislate

levitate

liberate

litigate

liquidate

macintosh

lubricate

mackintosh

magistrate

magnetite

magnetron

magnitudes

magnitude

marinate

magnetic

masonite

misanthrope

pegmatite

penetrate

masturbate

menstruate

meditate

mediate

medicate

misconduct

militate

mishandles

mishandle

mismatches

mithridate

mitigate

moderate

modulate

motivate

mutilate

navigate

nauseate

nominate

orchestrate

passionate

obfuscate

oscillate

obligate

obviate

operate

osmotic

overrate

overstate

overweight

palpitate

pageantry

paperweight

peasantry

perpetrate

percolate

magnetics

perchlorate

permeate

perforate

pollinate

populate

postulate

potentate

predicate

procreate

promulgate

propagate

profligate

punctuate

reagents

reagent

raconteur

quiescent

radiate

recently

recondite

recommit

recommits

recreate

regulate

reinstate

reignite

resentment

rekindle

relegate

relocate

rejoinder

renovate

resentful

replicate

reprobate

resentments

ruminate

saturate

salivate

secondhand

secondly

segregate

separate

silicate

simulate

situate

sequential

signature

signatures

stimulate

stipulate

sigmoidal

speculate

strangulate

subjugate

terminate

titanate

syncopate

syndicate

suffocate

surrogate

tabulate

titillate

tolerate

undulate

underrate

urinate

understate

vaccinate

ventilate

vegetate

vertebrate

vacillate

validate

variegate

venerate

vitiate

vindicate

violate

welterweight

ignited

4 syllable words

accentuate

accentuates

accommodate

accommodates

accelerate

abbreviate

accountable

adulterate

affiliate

accumulate

administrate

acquaintances

adjudicate

acquaintanceship

accountancy

agglomerate

annihilate

ameliorate

alleviate

amalgamate

anticipate

assassinate

assimilate

appreciate

appropriate

ascendency

articulate

asphyxiate

asymmetries

approximate

associate

asymmetry

attenuate

authenticate

agglutinate

byzantium

capitulate

carbohydrate

collaborate

coagulate

commemorate

communicate

confederate

congratulate

consolidate

cooperate

decapitate

cross-pollinate

decentralize

coordinate

corroborate

deactivate

decelerate

debilitate

commiserate

decimation

delineate

deliberate

depopulate

depreciate

desegregate

dignitaries

diaconate

dignitary

dilapidate

discontinue

disseminate

discontented

discountable

discriminate

disintegrate

disentangle

disinterest

disintegrates

disinterested

dysentery

dissymmetry

disunity

dissociate

dosimeters

dogmatically

domesticate

dogmatism

ejaculate

eliminate

electroplate

evacuate

effectuate

elucidate

emaciate

enunciate

emasculate

enumerate

equivocate

eradicate

exhilarate

emancipate

essentially

facilitate

exaggerate

exacerbate

exasperate

evaluate

evaporate

eviscerate

excoriate

hallucinate

exfoliate

extortionate

extenuate

exonerate

expropriate

expatriate

exhumation

fascinated

fascinating

fascination

fecundity

felicitate

hacienda

elaborate

humiliate

hydrogenate

degenerate

incriminate

impersonate

interrogate

inactivate

incinerate

incarcerate

incorporate

inaugurate

inadequate

indoctrinate

infatuate

ingratiate

infuriate

insinuate

initiate

inoculate

inebriate

interpolate

intoxicate

italianate

intimidate

invalidate

isentropic

invertebrate

investigate

irradiate

legendary

locomotion

locomotive

locomotor

machination

machinations

macintoshes

manipulate

miscalculate

magnetism

misinterpret

oxygenate

misinterprets

mesenteric

matriculate

misunderstands

misunderstand

negotiate

necessitate

opinionate

originate

obliterate

officiate

pagination

passionately

participate

perpetuate

pontificate

predominate

premeditate

precipitate

prevaricate

procrastinate

recantation

proliferate

prognosticate

quasimodo

reciprocate

reconnoitre

recriminate

recuperate

regenerate

refrigerate

regurgitate

reintegrate

rejuvenate

reiterate

retaliate

remunerate

remediate

repudiate

repatriate

resuscitate

reverberate

secondaries

secondary

signatories

signatory

sophisticate

subordinate

substantiate

vaccination

vaccinations

vicinity

vociferate

Words that rhyme with the word decontaminate

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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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