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

acclimate

abdicate

activate

acetate

abrogate

actuate

adequate

adulate

advocate

amputate

antiquate

aggravate

aggregate

alienate

agitate

allocate

ambulate

angulate

alternate

animate

annotate

captivate

apostate

appellate

aspirate

automate

arbitrate

arrogate

calculate

calibrate

candidate

bifurcate

dehydrate

decimate

castigate

celebrate

circulate

confiscate

chlorinate

chasuble

complicate

compensate

concentrate

condensate

cogitate

congregate

dedicate

consecrate

constipate

consummate

contemplate

crenelate

copulate

correlate

corrugate

cultivate

culminate

conjugate

decorate

delegate

desolate

carbonate

desecrate

detonate

denigrate

designate

demonstrate

devastate

deviate

dichromate

dislocate

disabled

disables

disable

disbelief

disbelieve

discipline

disciples

disciple

disciplines

dishevel

dissipate

distillate

displeasure

displacement

displacements

displaces

duplicate

educate

dominate

elevate

elongate

emanate

emulate

esplanade

estimate

emigrate

equable

espalier

expiate

expelling

explorers

explicit

exploitive

explorer

exploring

explosion

explosions

explosive

fabricate

fascinate

extirpate

expulsions

expulsion

feasible

federate

geminate

formulate

fixable

flagellate

fumigate

generate

foliate

fluctuate

fusible

fulminate

germinate

glaciate

graduate

gravitate

guesstimate

hesitate

heavyweight

highfliers

highflier

hibernate

highflying

implicate

hundredweight

imitate

immolate

illustrate

immigrate

impregnate

incarnate

indicate

inculcate

instigate

insulate

incubate

innovate

infiltrate

intimate

irrigate

integrate

inundate

interstate

isolate

irritate

laminate

latinate

lacerate

laughable

leasable

legible

legislate

liquidate

levitate

lubricate

litigate

magistrate

liberate

likable

likeable

marinate

militate

massively

medicate

meditate

menstruate

mediate

masturbate

misapplies

misapply

misplaces

miscible

misspelling

mitigate

motivate

mutilate

modulate

mithridate

moderate

navigate

nauseate

obfuscate

obligate

nominate

orchestrate

operate

obviate

palpitate

oscillate

overstate

overrate

overweight

penetrate

paperweight

passable

passably

passively

peaceable

perchlorate

percolate

perpetrate

perforate

permeate

pollinate

predicate

populate

postulate

potentate

possible

possibly

profligate

promulgate

procreate

punctuate

radiate

reachable

regulate

relegate

propagate

recreate

reinstate

renovate

relocate

reprobate

resplendent

silicate

speculate

segregate

stipulate

syndicate

salivate

separate

saturate

situate

suffocate

validate

sociable

ventilate

vegetate

simulate

stimulate

sizable

vindicate

strangulate

subjugate

tabulate

syncopate

surrogate

taxables

terminate

titillate

taxable

teachable

titanate

undulate

tolerate

touchable

vaccinate

understate

underrate

vacillate

urinate

usable

usefully

resupply

variegate

vertebrate

venerate

violate

vitiate

visible

ruminate

washable

welterweight

4 syllable words

accelerate

accentuate

abbreviate

accumulate

adjudicate

administrate

accommodate

adulterate

agglomerate

agglutinate

alleviate

amalgamate

ameliorate

annihilate

affiliate

anticipate

appreciate

asphyxiate

assimilate

approximate

assassinate

authenticate

articulate

associate

appropriate

attenuate

capitulate

congratulate

coagulate

communicate

concatenate

collaborate

commiserate

commemorate

confederate

consolidate

contaminate

cooperate

cross-pollinate

coordinate

corroborate

debilitate

decapitate

deactivate

decelerate

degenerate

carbohydrate

denominate

desegregate

depreciate

deliberate

delineate

depopulate

determinate

disabling

disintegrate

discriminate

disseminate

dissociate

domesticate

eliminate

effectuate

elaborate

ejaculate

electroplate

equivocate

elucidate

enumerate

enunciate

equivalent

emaciate

equivalence

equivalents

eradicate

emancipate

evacuate

emasculate

evaluate

exaggerate

evaporate

eviscerate

exacerbate

exasperate

excoriate

exfoliate

exhilarate

exonerate

explanation

expatriate

explainable

explanations

dilapidate

explicable

exploration

explicitly

explorations

exploitation

facilitate

explosively

expropriate

exterminate

extortionate

extenuate

felicitate

hallucinate

impersonate

inadequate

humiliate

inactivate

hydrogenate

incinerate

incriminate

incarcerate

inaugurate

incorporate

inoculate

interpolate

indoctrinate

infatuate

inseminate

insinuate

initiate

ingratiate

inebriate

intoxicate

invalidate

invertebrate

investigate

interrogate

intimidate

italianate

irradiate

issuable

infuriate

manipulate

miscalculate

matriculate

necessitate

negotiate

obliterate

opinionate

officiate

originate

oxygenate

participate

perpetuate

pontificate

precipitate

predominate

prevaricate

premeditate

prognosticate

procrastinate

proliferate

reciprocate

recriminate

recuperate

regurgitate

rejuvenate

reintegrate

refrigerate

reiterate

regenerate

remunerate

remediate

repatriate

repudiate

retaliate

sophisticate

subordinate

substantiate

resuscitate

vociferate

reverberate

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word explicate

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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