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

abbot

abut

abate

agate

argot

banquet

bandit

basket

ballot

await

backdate

bearded

becket

benet

beret

bigot

billet

buffet

birthday

birthdays

blanket

branchlet

biscuit

bracelet

bonnet

birthrate

belate

breaded

braided

breastplate

brisket

bucket

bullet

berate

carat

casket

carrot

carpet

castrate

chestnut

charlotte

chocolate

checkmate

chlorate

circuit

civet

classmate

clear-cut

climate

closet

comet

collate

conflate

credits

corset

cosset

corded

covet

credit

cullet

curate

create

cricket

crowded

cutlet

debate

cremate

despot

digit

diet

dilate

dictate

docket

donat

edit

droplet

dulcet

egret

elate

equate

ergot

doughnut

estate

donate

exit

facet

eyelet

faggot

faucet

gauntlet

favorite

ferret

forthwith

frigate

frustrate

fretted

first-rate

gasket

gamut

gantlet

hatchet

garnet

giblet

goblet

gradate

granite

graded

grated

harlot

habit

hamlet

helmet

groundnut

gullet

hardwood

hardwoods

guarded

hardhead

gyrate

helot

heartwood

hearted

hermit

hydrate

deflate

zealot

minute

ingot

inflate

inmate

innate

irate

jacket

karat

lactate

khanate

lancelet

lancet

legate

leaflet

lightweight

limit

magnate

magnet

maggot

market

mandate

locate

midget

merit

migrate

millet

mullet

musket

narrate

pallet

misstate

oblate

nitrate

pamphlet

ornate

ovate

packet

palate

palette

orbit

pandit

parrot

pellet

peanut

parted

plummet

pilot

pirate

pivot

pocket

poet

placate

phosphate

planet

portrait

playmate

ported

posit

postdate

predate

private

profit

primate

probate

prophet

puppet

prorate

prostate

prostrate

pundit

rabbit

quiet

ratchet

rennet

rebut

rebate

relate

socket

predates

rocket

riot

rivet

roommate

rotate

scarlet

senate

sennet

sherbet

secret

shipmate

sedate

shrouded

schoolmate

skillet

prelate

somewhat

snippet

spigot

spirit

sprocket

stagnate

sordid

stalemate

sulphate

tablet

talbot

summit

tappet

tenet

surfeit

temperate

template

target

ticket

substrate

tippet

toilet

traded

triplet

trinket

turbot

translate

trumpet

turret

truncate

uncut

unit

vacate

velvet

wainscot

vomit

walnut

update

wallet

vibrate

wicket

restate

3 syllable words

abdicate

abrogate

acclimate

actuate

acetate

activate

advocate

accredit

affricate

accurate

aggregate

allocate

aggravate

ambulate

alienate

alternate

amputate

amulet

antiquate

annotate

angulate

appellate

apostate

arbitrate

arrogate

aspirate

baronet

automate

birdwatcher

bifurcate

birdwatchers

breadbasket

candidate

deficit

calculate

calibrate

castigate

carbonate

carotid

celibate

celebrate

chariot

cheviot

chlorinate

certitude

circulate

compensate

complicate

cogitate

composite

condensate

concentrate

confiscate

conjugate

consecrate

congregate

captivate

consulate

consummate

contemplate

correlate

corrugate

copulate

corporate

crenelate

constipate

creditor

creditors

culminate

cultivate

decimate

dedicate

decorate

definite

delicate

deposit

deprecate

desolate

delegate

demerit

demonstrate

dehydrate

denigrate

desecrate

desiccate

designate

detonate

devastate

dichromate

discredit

deviate

dislocate

dominate

disquiet

dissipate

excavate

distillate

doctorate

educate

duplicate

elaborate

elevate

elongate

emanate

emigrate

emulate

estimate

etiquette

erudite

eroded

explicit

fabricate

exculpate

expiate

explicate

extirpate

extricate

fascinate

geminate

federate

fortunate

fluctuate

formulate

fortieth

fulminate

fortitude

foliate

fumigate

germinate

generate

glaciate

gradation

hazelnut

gradations

gratitude

guesstimate

gravitate

heavyweight

illicit

hundredweight

hesitate

hibernate

idiot

exquisite

immolate

implicit

immigrate

imitate

illustrate

implicate

impregnate

inchoate

incarnate

indicate

incubate

inculcate

infinite

infiltrate

inhabit

inherit

inhibit

innovate

insulate

instigate

integrate

intimate

interpret

interstate

intricate

inundate

irrigate

irritate

isolate

irritates

lacerate

lariat

latinate

legislate

laureate

levitate

liberate

liquidate

literate

magistrate

marinate

lubricate

masturbate

medicate

meditate

menstruate

mediate

litigate

militate

modulate

motivate

mutilate

moderate

numerate

obstinate

newmarket

nominate

obligate

obfuscate

opiate

obviate

obdurate

operate

opposite

navigate

mitigate

orthodox

oscillate

overweight

overrate

overstate

palpitate

orchestrate

paperweight

patriot

percolate

penetrate

partitioned

partitions

partition

perchlorate

peridot

perforate

perpetrate

permeate

pollinate

pickpocket

populate

postulate

potentate

mithridate

nauseate

predicate

profligate

procreate

prohibit

propagate

proximate

promulgate

punctuate

prototype

prototypes

quintuplet

radiate

recreate

regulate

relegate

relocate

reinstate

renovate

predation

requisite

reprobate

roseate

ruminate

salivate

scuttlebutt

segregate

separate

serrated

silicate

saturate

skyrocket

simulate

syndicate

situate

speculate

sultanate

replicate

stimulate

subjugate

suffocate

strangulate

surrogate

stipulate

syncopate

tabulate

terminate

titanate

thirtieth

titillate

tolerate

tradition

undulate

triplicate

tunicate

traditions

ultimate

undercut

underrate

understate

welterweight

vegetate

urinate

vacillate

validate

vaccinate

ventilate

variegate

venerate

vertebrate

vindicate

violate

vitiate

wastebasket

4 syllable words

accelerate

abbreviate

accentuate

affectionate

accommodate

adjudicate

adulterate

administrate

affidavit

accumulate

affiliate

amalgamate

alleviate

ameliorate

anticipate

approximate

annihilate

appropriate

agglutinate

appreciate

agglomerate

assassinate

assimilate

associate

asphyxiate

attenuate

authenticate

autopilot

bicarbonate

articulate

carbohydrate

certificate

compassionate

coagulate

concatenate

commensurate

compatriot

collaborate

commemorate

commiserate

communicate

confederate

congratulate

conn.

considerate

conglomerate

contaminate

capitulate

corroborate

consolidate

creditable

creditably

creditworthy

cooperate

coordinate

cross-pollinate

deactivate

debilitate

decapitate

decelerate

deliberate

denominate

depopulate

delineate

depreciate

desegregate

diaconate

directorate

dilapidate

dispassionate

determinate

discriminate

disintegrate

domesticate

disseminate

exaggerate

dissociate

effectuate

effeminate

ejaculate

electorate

electroplate

eliminate

elucidate

emaciate

emancipate

emasculate

enunciate

enumerate

equivocate

eradicate

evacuate

erudition

evaluate

evaporate

eviscerate

exacerbate

exasperate

degenerate

exfoliate

exhilarate

exonerate

expatriate

extortionate

exterminate

extenuate

facilitate

felicitate

excoriate

graduation

graduations

graduated

hallucinate

gratuity

gratuities

heredity

hydrogenate

expropriate

humiliate

inaccurate

illiterate

immediate

impersonate

inactivate

inadequate

inanimate

inaugurate

indefinite

indelicate

incriminate

indoctrinate

incinerate

infuriate

ingratiate

innominate

inoculate

inseminate

insinuate

inspectorate

initiate

intemperate

interpolate

interrogate

intoxicate

intimidate

invalidate

invertebrate

inveterate

investigate

irritated

irradiate

irritating

irritation

irritations

italianate

legitimate

infatuate

incarcerate

incorporate

manipulate

matriculate

miscalculate

misinterpret

inebriate

negotiate

necessitate

obliterate

officiate

opinionate

originate

oxygenate

orthodontist

orthodontic

orthodontics

orthodontists

orthodoxy

particulate

penultimate

participate

partitioning

patriarchate

perpetuate

pomegranate

pontificate

precipitate

predominate

predatory

predetermine

prevaricate

prerequisite

procrastinate

prognosticate

proportionate

protectorate

proliferate

reciprocate

recriminate

recuperate

refrigerate

regenerate

regurgitate

rejuvenate

reintegrate

remediate

reiterate

remunerate

resuscitate

reverberate

retaliate

repudiate

premeditate

sophisticate

subordinate

substantiate

traditional

triumvirate

traditionalists

unfortunate

vociferate

repatriate

Words that rhyme with the word graduate

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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

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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