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

abdicate

abrogate

acetate

actuate

acclimate

activate

adequate

adulate

allocate

agitate

aggravate

alienate

alternate

animate

annotate

appellate

apostate

ambulate

amputate

antiquate

angulate

arrogate

aspirate

automate

arbitrate

advocate

bifurcate

aggregate

burrito

calibrate

candidate

captivate

calculate

carbonate

chariot

castigate

celebrate

charity

chlorinate

cogitate

circulate

consummate

compensate

complicate

conjugate

condensate

confiscate

consecrate

constipate

congregate

concentrate

contemplate

copulate

correlate

corrugate

desiccate

crenelate

culminate

cultivate

decimate

desolate

decorate

dedicate

delegate

dehydrate

demonstrate

denigrate

deprecate

desecrate

designate

deviate

detonate

devastate

dichromate

dominate

diorite

dissipate

dislocate

distillate

dorado

elevate

educate

duplicate

elongate

emanate

emigrate

emulate

expiate

estimate

excavate

exculpate

federate

fabricate

fascinate

extirpate

extricate

faraday

foliate

fireweed

firewood

flagellate

fluctuate

formulate

explicate

generate

fumigate

geminate

germinate

fulminate

garuda

glaciate

geordie

gravitate

graduate

guesstimate

heavyweight

hesitate

hibernate

imitate

illustrate

implicate

hundredweight

impregnate

immigrate

incarnate

immolate

incubate

indicate

inculcate

infiltrate

innovate

insulate

integrate

lubricate

instigate

interstate

inundate

irrigate

irritate

isolate

karate

lacerate

lariat

liberate

laminate

latinate

levitate

litigate

liquidate

legislate

laureate

intimate

magistrate

marinate

mediate

medicate

meditate

masturbate

militate

nauseate

moderate

mitigate

motivate

mutilate

mithridate

modulate

myriad

navigate

operate

nominate

obviate

obligate

obfuscate

orchestrate

oscillate

overrate

overweight

overstate

palpitate

paperweight

parity

parody

penetrate

perchlorate

percolate

perforate

permeate

perpetrate

period

pollinate

pirouette

populate

postulate

potentate

menstruate

predicate

procreate

profligate

promulgate

propagate

punctuate

purity

radiate

rarity

recreate

regulate

reinstate

relegate

relocate

renovate

replicate

reprobate

ruminate

salivate

saturate

separate

segregate

seaworthy

situate

silicate

simulate

speculate

suffocate

surrogate

subjugate

surety

syndicate

syncopate

tolerate

terminate

titanate

titillate

tabulate

underrate

understate

undulate

urinate

vacillate

validate

variegate

vaccinate

vegetate

venerate

violate

ventilate

vertebrate

vindicate

verity

vitiate

welterweight

stimulate

stipulate

strangulate

4 syllable words

abbreviate

accommodate

adjudicate

accumulate

administrate

accelerate

accentuate

adulterate

alleviate

agglomerate

annihilate

ameliorate

anticipate

appreciate

associate

amalgamate

appropriate

attenuate

approximate

assassinate

assimilate

asphyxiate

authenticate

articulate

affiliate

agglutinate

capitulate

carbohydrate

collaborate

commemorate

commiserate

coagulate

communicate

confederate

concatenate

consolidate

congratulate

contaminate

cooperate

coordinate

corroborate

decelerate

cross-pollinate

deactivate

debilitate

decapitate

deliberate

delineate

degenerate

denominate

depreciate

depopulate

desegregate

determinate

dilapidate

discriminate

dissociate

disseminate

domesticate

disintegrate

elaborate

eliminate

emaciate

effectuate

electroplate

elucidate

ejaculate

emancipate

emasculate

enumerate

equivocate

evaporate

eviscerate

evacuate

evaluate

exaggerate

exacerbate

exasperate

excoriate

exfoliate

exhilarate

exonerate

expatriate

facilitate

extenuate

exterminate

extortionate

felicitate

eradicate

expropriate

enunciate

hallucinate

precipitate

inactivate

inadequate

hydrogenate

inaugurate

incarcerate

incinerate

impersonate

incorporate

incriminate

initiate

inebriate

infatuate

infuriate

ingratiate

indoctrinate

interpolate

inoculate

inseminate

insinuate

interrogate

irradiate

invalidate

italianate

invertebrate

investigate

intoxicate

intimidate

manipulate

matriculate

necessitate

negotiate

officiate

obliterate

opinionate

miscalculate

originate

oxygenate

participate

perpetuate

pontificate

predominate

premeditate

prevaricate

proliferate

procrastinate

prognosticate

reiterate

recuperate

regenerate

refrigerate

regurgitate

reciprocate

recriminate

reintegrate

rejuvenate

remediate

retaliate

reverberate

remunerate

repatriate

repudiate

resuscitate

sophisticate

humiliate

subordinate

substantiate

variety

vociferate

Words that rhyme with the word grate

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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