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

acclimate

abdicate

abrogate

acceptance

acetate

aggravate

aggregate

actuate

advocate

alienate

adulate

agitate

adequate

allocate

alternate

ambulate

amputate

animate

annotate

arbitrate

angulate

apostate

arrogate

antiquate

appellate

aspirate

automate

backbiting

backpedals

backpedal

bifurcate

calculate

castigate

circulate

candidate

captivate

celebrate

calibrate

carbonate

chlorinate

concentrate

compensate

complicate

condensate

cogitate

confiscate

congregate

conjugate

consecrate

delegate

constipate

consummate

crenelate

copulate

correlate

corrugate

cultivate

contemplate

culminate

dedicate

decorate

dehydrate

deceptions

deception

deceptive

demonstrate

deprecate

desecrate

designate

detonate

devastate

dichromate

deviate

distillate

educate

emulate

dissipate

emanate

dissipates

dislocate

dispatches

dispatcher

djibouti

duplicate

dominate

egyptians

egyptian

dispatchers

elongate

emigrate

escapades

denigrate

ex-voto

excepting

exceptions

exhibit

exhibits

exception

extirpate

expedite

expiate

fascinate

fabricate

geminate

fluctuate

fulminate

flagellate

formulate

fumigate

foliate

germinate

federate

generate

glaciate

graduate

gravitate

guesstimate

hesitate

heavyweight

hospitals

hibernate

hospital

hundredweight

immigrate

immolate

illustrate

imitate

impregnate

implicate

incubate

incarnate

inculcate

indicate

infiltrate

instigate

innovate

insulate

integrate

intimate

irrigate

inundate

irritate

navigate

interstate

isolate

jacobite

jacobites

laminate

latinate

levitate

legislate

liberate

liquefied

marinate

liquidate

litigate

magistrate

lubricate

masturbate

meditate

menstruate

medicate

militate

mediate

mitigate

motivate

lacerate

mithridate

modulate

moderate

muscovites

mutilate

nauseate

palpitate

nominate

obligate

obfuscate

obviate

occupied

paperweight

oscillate

orchestrate

ossified

overstate

overrate

overweight

operate

penetrate

perchlorate

percolate

perpetrate

pollinate

perforate

permeate

phosphatic

populate

postulate

predicate

potentate

procreate

profligate

promulgate

propagate

receptions

radiate

reception

recreate

recapture

receptive

relegate

punctuate

regulate

reinstate

relocate

replicate

reprobate

segregate

salivate

stimulate

saturate

ruminate

stipulate

separate

simulate

silicate

situate

strangulate

subjugate

syncopate

syndicate

tabulate

suffocate

terminate

surrogate

titanate

titillate

vacillate

undulate

validate

urinate

tolerate

understate

underrate

ventilate

vegetate

variegate

venerate

vertebrate

vindicate

violate

vitiate

welterweight

4 syllable words

accelerate

accentuate

acceptable

acceptably

acceptances

abbreviate

accommodate

accumulate

adulterate

administrate

alleviate

affiliate

adjudicate

agglomerate

agglutinate

amalgamate

annihilate

approximate

anticipate

appreciate

appropriate

articulate

asphyxiate

assassinate

assimilate

authenticate

associate

attenuate

ameliorate

capitulate

carbohydrate

coagulate

concatenate

communicate

commiserate

commemorate

confederate

collaborate

congratulate

consolidate

contaminate

coordinate

cooperate

cross-pollinate

debilitate

corroborate

deactivate

decapitate

decelerate

deceptively

degenerate

deliberate

delineate

denominate

desegregate

depopulate

depreciate

determinate

despotism

dilapidate

discriminate

disseminate

equivocate

domesticate

eliminate

disintegrate

dissipated

disputable

dissipative

dissociate

dissipation

effectuate

elaborate

ejaculate

electroplate

elucidate

disputation

emaciate

emancipate

emasculate

enunciate

enumerate

eradicate

excavations

evacuate

exaggerate

exacerbate

exasperate

evaporate

evaluate

eviscerate

exfoliate

exceptional

exhibitions

exhibitors

exhibition

exhibitor

exhilarate

exonerate

expatriate

expatriates

exterminate

extenuate

expedition

expeditions

extortionate

expropriate

facilitate

expedient

felicitate

hallucinate

hospitalize

hospitable

impersonate

inactivate

hydrogenate

inaugurate

inadequate

humiliate

incarcerate

incinerate

incorporate

incriminate

indoctrinate

infatuate

inebriate

infuriate

ingratiate

inoculate

initiate

inseminate

insinuate

interpolate

investigate

necessitate

intoxicate

invertebrate

interrogate

irradiate

invalidate

italianate

oxygenate

intimidate

manipulate

matriculate

miscalculate

occipital

occupation

occupations

negotiate

obliterate

officiate

opinionate

originate

participate

passivity

perpetuate

pontificate

procrastinate

predominate

premeditate

prognosticate

precipitate

prevaricate

proliferate

receptacles

receptacle

reciprocate

recriminate

recuperate

regurgitate

rejuvenate

reintegrate

refrigerate

regenerate

reiterate

remediate

remunerate

repatriate

resuscitate

retaliate

repudiate

reverberate

sophisticate

subordinate

substantiate

susceptible

vociferate

Words that rhyme with the word excavate

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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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