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

acetate

abdicate

abrogate

acclimate

activate

actuate

allocate

adequate

aggravate

advocate

agitate

aggregate

alienate

alternate

adulate

ambulate

animate

annotate

angulate

amputate

arrogate

appellate

arbitrate

apathy

aspirate

automate

apostate

antiquate

babyhood

bifurcate

calibrate

candidate

carbonate

castigate

calculate

captivate

caveat

celebrate

cheviot

cavity

chlorinate

cohabit

cogitate

circulate

compensate

condensate

confiscate

concentrate

congregate

consummate

conjugate

consecrate

constipate

contemplate

complicate

copulate

correlate

corrugate

cultivate

crenelate

culminate

decorate

decimate

dedicate

delegate

denigrate

dehydrate

demonstrate

deified

deprecate

deviate

devastate

desiccate

desolate

desecrate

designate

deputy

detonate

dichromate

devotee

devoto

dislocate

dissipate

excavate

distillate

duplicate

educate

elevate

dominate

elongate

emanate

emigrate

emulate

estimate

fascinate

expiate

extirpate

exculpate

extricate

fabricate

explicate

federate

graduate

foliate

fumigate

formulate

flagellate

fulminate

fluctuate

geminate

gravitate

generate

glaciate

germinate

guesstimate

heavyweight

hesitate

hibernate

hundredweight

illustrate

imitate

immigrate

immolate

implicate

incarnate

impregnate

indicate

incubate

inculcate

innovate

infiltrate

punctuate

insulate

intimate

inundate

instigate

integrate

interstate

lacerate

irrigate

levitate

irritate

isolate

laminate

latinate

lafayette

legislate

levity

liberate

liquidate

litigate

libido

lubricate

moderate

marinate

masturbate

magistrate

mediate

medicate

meditate

menstruate

militate

mithridate

mitigate

modulate

motivate

nauseate

procreate

mutilate

navigate

neophyte

niobite

obviate

operate

nominate

obligate

nobody

obfuscate

opiate

overstate

overweight

overrate

oscillate

paperweight

orchestrate

palpitate

perforate

permeate

perchlorate

percolate

perpetrate

pollinate

penetrate

potentate

predicate

populate

postulate

promulgate

profligate

propagate

violate

radiate

recreate

regulate

relegate

reinstate

relocate

renovate

reprobate

replicate

ruminate

salivate

separate

saturate

segregate

situate

simulate

speculate

stipulate

silicate

titanate

stimulate

strangulate

subjugate

surrogate

suffocate

syncopate

syndicate

tabulate

terminate

titillate

tolerate

urinate

underrate

undulate

understate

venerate

vacillate

validate

variegate

vegetate

vaccinate

ventilate

vertebrate

vindicate

vitiate

wapiti

welterweight

4 syllable words

abbreviate

accelerate

accentuate

accommodate

accumulate

adjudicate

alleviate

affiliate

agglutinate

adulterate

administrate

agglomerate

amalgamate

annihilate

ameliorate

assimilate

anticipate

appropriate

appreciate

approximate

articulate

associate

authenticate

assassinate

attenuate

asphyxiate

capitulate

carbohydrate

deactivate

coagulate

collaborate

commemorate

commiserate

communicate

confederate

congratulate

cooperate

concatenate

consolidate

contaminate

coordinate

corroborate

cross-pollinate

decelerate

debilitate

decapitate

deliberate

delineate

denominate

depopulate

depreciate

dissociate

determinate

desegregate

dilapidate

discriminate

disintegrate

degenerate

disseminate

elaborate

ejaculate

effectuate

domesticate

elucidate

emaciate

emasculate

eliminate

enumerate

enunciate

equivocate

evaporate

evacuate

evaluate

eradicate

eviscerate

emancipate

exaggerate

electroplate

exacerbate

exasperate

exfoliate

expropriate

exhilarate

exonerate

extortionate

expatriate

extenuate

facilitate

exterminate

felicitate

excoriate

hallucinate

humiliate

hydrogenate

inaugurate

inactivate

incinerate

impersonate

inadequate

incarcerate

incorporate

incriminate

indoctrinate

inebriate

infatuate

initiate

infuriate

invalidate

invertebrate

interpolate

interrogate

intimidate

intoxicate

investigate

irradiate

italianate

manipulate

matriculate

miscalculate

inoculate

negotiate

necessitate

officiate

obliterate

originate

opinionate

oxygenate

participate

perpetuate

prevaricate

precipitate

predominate

premeditate

pontificate

procrastinate

naivete

proliferate

prognosticate

insinuate

recriminate

rejuvenate

recuperate

reciprocate

refrigerate

regurgitate

reintegrate

reiterate

regenerate

remediate

reverberate

remunerate

repudiate

retaliate

repatriate

resuscitate

ingratiate

sophisticate

substantiate

subordinate

vociferate

inseminate

Words that rhyme with the word ovate

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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