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

abdicate

abrogate

acclimate

acetate

activate

actuate

advocate

aggravate

adulate

agitate

allocate

aggregate

alienate

alternate

ambulate

adequate

angulate

appellate

arbitrate

animate

annotate

antiquate

apathy

arrogate

apostate

aspirate

automate

babyhood

bifurcate

amputate

caveat

calibrate

captivate

candidate

castigate

carbonate

condensate

cheviot

celebrate

cavity

confiscate

circulate

cogitate

compensate

complicate

cohabit

concentrate

chlorinate

consummate

conjugate

consecrate

constipate

congregate

contemplate

copulate

correlate

corrugate

culminate

cultivate

calculate

crenelate

decimate

decorate

dedicate

demonstrate

denigrate

dehydrate

delegate

deprecate

deified

deputy

desecrate

designate

deviate

devastate

desolate

detonate

devotee

devoto

dichromate

desiccate

dislocate

dominate

duplicate

elevate

dissipate

distillate

elongate

educate

emanate

emigrate

emulate

estimate

excavate

exculpate

expiate

fabricate

extirpate

extricate

foliate

fascinate

explicate

federate

flagellate

fluctuate

graduate

formulate

glaciate

fumigate

geminate

gravitate

guesstimate

heavyweight

hibernate

illustrate

fulminate

immigrate

hundredweight

implicate

hesitate

imitate

incarnate

immolate

generate

impregnate

germinate

incubate

inculcate

indicate

innovate

irritate

infiltrate

integrate

interstate

insulate

instigate

isolate

intimate

inundate

irrigate

lafayette

levitate

liberate

lacerate

libido

laminate

latinate

legislate

levity

lubricate

magistrate

litigate

mediate

medicate

militate

masturbate

meditate

menstruate

moderate

mithridate

marinate

mitigate

modulate

motivate

nauseate

nominate

obfuscate

navigate

niobite

neophyte

nobody

obligate

oscillate

operate

orchestrate

overrate

opiate

overweight

overstate

paperweight

palpitate

liquidate

penetrate

perforate

perpetrate

perchlorate

permeate

pollinate

populate

postulate

potentate

procreate

profligate

predicate

propagate

promulgate

percolate

radiate

punctuate

mutilate

recreate

regulate

reinstate

relegate

relocate

renovate

reprobate

welterweight

replicate

salivate

saturate

ruminate

segregate

separate

situate

silicate

simulate

speculate

stimulate

stipulate

tabulate

strangulate

subjugate

suffocate

surrogate

syndicate

syncopate

violate

vitiate

terminate

tolerate

underrate

understate

titanate

vaccinate

titillate

undulate

vacillate

urinate

validate

variegate

venerate

vertebrate

vegetate

ventilate

vindicate

wapiti

4 syllable words

abbreviate

accelerate

accentuate

accommodate

accumulate

alleviate

adjudicate

affiliate

adulterate

agglutinate

administrate

agglomerate

amalgamate

ameliorate

appreciate

appropriate

annihilate

anticipate

approximate

articulate

asphyxiate

assassinate

assimilate

associate

attenuate

authenticate

carbohydrate

capitulate

commemorate

commiserate

coagulate

communicate

collaborate

concatenate

confederate

congratulate

consolidate

contaminate

corroborate

cooperate

coordinate

cross-pollinate

decelerate

debilitate

deactivate

decapitate

denominate

depreciate

depopulate

delineate

deliberate

determinate

desegregate

dilapidate

discriminate

disintegrate

dissociate

emaciate

elaborate

ejaculate

domesticate

disseminate

enunciate

electroplate

eliminate

elucidate

emasculate

effectuate

emancipate

enumerate

eviscerate

evacuate

evaluate

equivocate

evaporate

eradicate

exaggerate

exacerbate

exasperate

excoriate

exfoliate

exhilarate

exonerate

expatriate

expropriate

extortionate

facilitate

felicitate

extenuate

exterminate

humiliate

incarcerate

degenerate

hallucinate

hydrogenate

impersonate

inaugurate

inactivate

inadequate

incinerate

incorporate

incriminate

indoctrinate

inebriate

initiate

infuriate

ingratiate

inoculate

infatuate

intimidate

interpolate

intoxicate

irradiate

invalidate

invertebrate

investigate

italianate

inseminate

insinuate

interrogate

recriminate

manipulate

matriculate

miscalculate

negotiate

naivete

necessitate

officiate

obliterate

opinionate

originate

oxygenate

participate

perpetuate

pontificate

precipitate

predominate

prevaricate

procrastinate

premeditate

prognosticate

proliferate

repudiate

reciprocate

recuperate

resuscitate

refrigerate

regenerate

regurgitate

remediate

rejuvenate

reiterate

remunerate

retaliate

repatriate

reverberate

reintegrate

sophisticate

substantiate

subordinate

vociferate

Words that rhyme with the word obviate

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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