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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word perforate.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 perforate.
3 syllable words

abrogate

acetate

abdicate

acclimate

activate

actuate

aggregate

adulate

aggravate

agitate

adequate

advocate

allocate

arrogate

animate

alienate

alternate

ambulate

amputate

angulate

aspirate

annotate

appellate

arbitrate

antiquate

apostate

automate

barbara

barbaric

bifurcate

barbary

barbershop

calibrate

bravery

bribery

calculate

bravura

delegate

candidate

carbonate

dehydrate

celebrate

captivate

castigate

chairperson

cerebral

consummate

circulate

chlorinate

cogitate

confiscate

consecrate

concentrate

congregate

conjugate

compensate

constipate

complicate

condensate

contemplate

corporate

corporal

copulate

crenelate

corporates

correlate

corrugate

cultivate

decimate

dedicate

culminate

denigrate

deprecate

desecrate

desiccate

designate

demonstrate

desolate

detonate

deviate

devastate

dichromate

dissipate

dislocate

draperies

drapery

dominate

educate

distillate

duplicate

emigrate

elevate

emanate

emulate

elongate

estimate

excavate

exculpate

expiate

guesstimate

extricate

fabricate

explicate

firebird

firebirds

fascinate

fumigate

firebrand

firepower

firebrick

flagellate

foliate

formulate

fulminate

fluctuate

forbearance

free-for-all

geminate

germinate

firebrands

glaciate

gravitate

graduate

fireproof

forever

heavyweight

hereford

hesitate

hibernate

hundredweight

immigrate

extirpate

illustrate

imitate

immolate

implicate

impregnate

indicate

incubate

inculcate

infiltrate

innovate

instigate

liberate

interstate

integrate

insulate

intimate

inundate

moderate

isolate

magistrate

irritate

laminate

marinate

latinate

levitate

lubricate

litigate

medicate

legislate

liquidate

meditate

mediate

masturbate

menstruate

mithridate

militate

mitigate

motivate

modulate

navigate

moreover

irrigate

nauseate

mutilate

operate

orchestrate

nerve-racking

nominate

obfuscate

obviate

obligate

oscillate

overrate

paraphrase

perchlorate

percolate

overstate

penetrate

overweight

paperweight

palpitate

permeate

performers

performer

perpetrate

perversely

perversion

porphyry

performance

pollinate

populate

surrogate

potentate

predicate

tolerate

preference

postulate

prefrontal

profligate

procreate

promulgate

propagate

properties

preparer

properly

proportions

proportion

property

radiate

purveyor

purveyors

regulate

punctuate

reprobate

recreate

relegate

renovate

reinstate

relocate

replicate

urinate

salivate

segregate

vertebrate

ruminate

shrubbery

silicate

situate

speculate

simulate

strangulate

stimulate

stipulate

subjugate

suffocate

variegate

surveyor

terminate

surveyors

tabulate

vacillate

surprises

surprising

titanate

syndicate

syncopate

titillate

undulate

understate

underrate

traversing

tripartite

vaccinate

validate

vegetate

ventilate

violate

vindicate

preparers

vitiate

welterweight

wherever

incarnate

4 syllable words

accelerate

accentuate

abbreviate

accommodate

accumulate

adulterate

agglomerate

affiliate

administrate

adjudicate

agglutinate

ameliorate

alleviate

amalgamate

annihilate

arboretum

appropriate

approximate

arboreal

articulate

asphyxiate

assassinate

attenuate

barbarian

anticipate

associate

authenticate

assimilate

barbarians

barbarity

barbarism

appreciate

carbohydrate

capitulate

chiropractic

carborundum

collaborate

commiserate

coagulate

commemorate

confederate

carbureted

communicate

concatenate

congratulate

cooperate

contaminate

chiropractor

coordinate

corroborates

corporation

corporations

consolidate

debilitate

chiropractors

deactivate

decapitate

decelerate

degenerate

cross-pollinate

deliberate

desegregate

depreciate

denominate

depopulate

determinate

dilapidate

discriminate

disintegrate

disseminate

dissociate

evaporate

domesticate

effectuate

elaborate

ejaculate

emaciate

electroplate

emancipate

eliminate

elucidate

emasculate

enumerate

eviscerate

eradicate

evacuate

evaluate

exacerbate

enunciate

equivocate

exasperate

exhilarate

excoriate

exaggerate

exfoliate

delineate

exterminate

expropriate

facilitate

felicitate

fireproofing

herbarium

exonerate

herbariums

hallucinate

expatriate

humiliate

extenuate

impersonate

hydrogenate

inactivate

extortionate

inadequate

inaugurate

incarcerate

incorporate

incinerate

incriminate

inebriate

indoctrinate

infatuate

infuriate

initiate

ingratiate

inseminate

inoculate

insinuate

interpolate

interrogate

intimidate

intoxicate

invertebrate

invalidate

irradiate

investigate

irreverence

irreverent

italianate

manipulate

matriculate

miscalculate

originate

obliterate

officiate

opinionate

participate

oxygenate

perforation

perforations

peripheral

periphery

peripherals

negotiate

performances

perpetuate

perversity

necessitate

porphyritic

pontificate

preferential

preferable

precipitate

predominate

preferably

preferences

retaliate

prevaricate

proliferate

prevaricates

procrastinate

prognosticate

reverberate

proprietors

proprietor

proportional

proportionate

propriety

proverbial

purifiers

regenerate

recuperate

refrigerate

regurgitate

reciprocate

recriminate

purifier

reiterate

rejuvenate

remunerate

remediate

repatriate

reintegrate

repudiate

resuscitate

sophisticate

subordinate

vociferate

substantiate

premeditate

preparation

preparations

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word perforate

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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

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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.

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  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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