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

amused

await

backdate

banquet

banquets

belate

benight

benights

berate

breastplate

castrate

beret

birthrate

checkmate

chlorate

chemist

chemists

classmate

collate

conceit

concede

concedes

conchoid

conflate

connect

connects

constrain

constants

constraint

constraints

constrained

constrains

constrict

construct

constructs

construe

constant

create

cremate

debate

damaged

deflate

dictate

dilate

ding-dong

donate

downstage

doomsday

downstream

elate

estate

enact

equate

encode

enacts

fancied

frustrate

gunshot

finished

first-rate

function

functions

gradate

gunshots

gymnast

gyrate

hamsters

gymnasts

hamster

hamstring

hamstrings

homestead

homestretch

honest

homesteads

hydrate

abate

juncture

junction

incite

inflate

inmate

ingot

innate

ingots

inset

inside

junctions

insides

instead

instills

install

instant

installs

instill

instance

instinct

instincts

instructs

instruct

irate

junket

junctures

junkets

kumquat

khanate

kingdom

translate

knighthood

lactate

kingdoms

knockdown

knightly

lunchtime

languid

lancet

lancets

lengthwise

lengthy

lightweight

lengthen

lengthens

long-term

locate

linseed

limestones

limestone

magnate

mandate

migrate

minster

misstate

minstrel

minstrels

monsters

monster

moonstone

moonstones

moonstruck

narrate

mainstay

mainstays

mainstream

nitrate

uncouth

uncut

oblate

ornate

ovate

nonstop

prostate

phosphate

placate

playmate

postdate

primate

predate

prelate

probate

prorate

prostrate

puncture

punctured

punctures

rebate

nonstops

relate

non-stick

rancid

tonight

restate

rhinestone

rhinestones

sanctions

sanction

sanctum

rotate

schoolmate

shipmate

roommate

tomcat

sedate

seamster

stagnate

stalemate

substrate

tincture

sulphate

template

teamsters

tinctures

teamster

snowstorm

snowstorms

tungsten

unseat

unused

unset

update

unwashed

vacate

vibrate

onset

wainscot

yangtze

incites

youngster

youngsters

3 syllable words

abdicate

abrogate

acetate

acclimate

activate

adequate

advocate

aggregate

adulate

aggravate

agitate

alienate

amsterdam

angulate

alternate

anecdote

anecdotes

animate

ambulate

amputate

amnesties

amnesty

anisette

antiquate

aniseed

annotate

allocate

apostate

aspirate

arbitrate

arrogate

appellate

automate

banister

bannister

canoeist

bifurcate

calibrate

carbonate

castigate

candidate

captivate

calculate

canisters

canister

chlorinate

celebrate

circulate

chemistry

cogitate

coincides

concentrate

compensate

conceited

complicate

conceded

conceding

condensate

congregate

connected

conjugate

connecter

connecting

connections

connectors

consider

confiscate

connection

connector

consecrate

connective

considers

corrugate

constable

constables

contemplate

correlate

crenelate

constipate

constipates

constitute

constitutes

constriction

constricted

constricting

constrictions

constrictors

constructors

constrictor

constructions

construction

constructor

constructive

consummate

constantly

constancy

copulate

coincide

culminate

cultivate

decorate

dichromate

decimate

dedicate

delegate

dehydrate

demonstrate

denigrate

densities

density

desecrate

designate

desiccate

detonate

devastate

desolate

deviate

deprecate

dislocate

dissipate

distillate

domestic

dominate

dynasties

domestics

dynasty

dynastic

educate

duplicate

elevate

emigrate

elongate

emanate

emulate

enactment

enactments

estimate

excavate

exculpate

expiate

extirpate

fabricate

explicate

extricate

fascinate

fumigate

federate

flagellate

foliate

formulate

fulminate

guesstimate

functional

generate

geminate

genocide

germinate

graduate

gravitate

glaciate

genocides

guncotton

honesty

gymnastic

heavyweight

hesitate

hibernate

gymnastics

homesteader

homesteaders

homicide

homicides

honestly

hundredweight

incarnate

immigrate

illustrate

imitate

immolate

implicate

impregnate

inactive

inaction

inchoate

incidence

incident

incidents

inculcate

indicate

infiltrate

innovate

insider

incubate

insiders

instances

instigate

instantly

instigates

installing

instinctive

institute

institutes

insulate

integrate

instructors

instructor

instructive

instrument

instruments

instructions

irritate

interstate

inundate

intimate

irrigate

isolate

instruction

incitements

lacerate

laminate

latinate

legislate

levitate

liberate

liquidate

litigate

lubricate

longitudes

longitude

long-distance

magistrate

menstruate

masturbate

marinate

medicate

menstrual

meditate

mediate

militate

ministries

ministers

modulate

ministral

ministry

monoxide

mitigate

moderate

mithridate

navigate

minister

monastic

motivate

mutilate

nauseate

understate

nominate

undulate

non-catholic

underrate

non-catholics

non-standard

nonstarter

orchestrate

obfuscate

operate

obligate

oscillate

overweight

overstate

renovate

paperweight

overrate

penetrate

perchlorate

perpetrate

percolate

perforate

permeate

pianist

pianists

pollinate

postulate

potentate

predicate

procreate

populate

propagate

profligate

promulgate

palpitate

radiate

recreate

reenact

reenacts

regulate

reinstate

relegate

relocate

reinstall

reinstalls

renegade

renegades

replicate

reprobate

titanate

saturate

sanctity

sanctify

ruminate

salivate

simulate

separate

situate

segregate

silicate

semesters

semester

sensations

sensation

titillate

sensitive

speculate

sensitize

subjugate

strangulate

stimulate

stipulate

seamstresses

suffocate

surrogate

terminate

syndicate

tabulate

tolerate

sinister

sinusoid

painstaking

nonstarters

tunicate

obviate

ungodly

welterweight

variegate

one-sided

urinate

unsettle

unstable

vaccinate

vacillate

validate

vegetate

venerate

ventilate

vertebrate

vindicate

violate

vitiate

incitement

4 syllable words

accentuate

accommodate

accumulate

abbreviate

accelerate

agglutinate

agglomerate

adjudicate

affiliate

adulterate

administrate

alleviate

annihilate

amalgamate

ameliorate

anecdotal

anaesthetics

anesthetist

amygdala

anaesthetic

annexation

anticipate

anxieties

anxiety

appreciate

approximate

assimilate

appropriate

asphyxiate

assassinate

articulate

associate

attenuate

authenticate

capitulate

carbohydrate

coagulate

collaborate

commemorate

commiserate

coincident

coincidence

confederate

communicate

concatenate

concatenates

congratulate

contaminate

considerate

consolidate

constipated

constellations

constellation

consternation

constipation

constituent

constituents

constitution

constitutive

constitutions

constructionist

constructively

cooperate

coordinate

corroborate

cross-pollinate

deactivate

debilitate

decelerate

decapitate

deliberate

delineate

degenerate

dilapidate

denominate

depreciate

determinate

desegregate

depopulate

dissociate

disintegrate

disseminate

discriminate

domestically

domesticate

effectuate

ejaculate

domesticates

elaborate

electroplate

eliminate

emaciate

emasculate

evaluate

emaciates

elucidate

emancipate

enumerate

enunciate

eradicate

equivocate

evacuate

exaggerate

evaporate

eviscerate

exacerbate

exasperate

excoriate

exfoliate

exhilarate

exonerate

facilitate

extenuate

expropriate

expatriate

exterminate

extortionate

felicitate

functionaries

functionary

functionally

genocidal

gnosticism

fumigation

incidences

hallucinate

humiliate

homicidal

incarcerate

inactivates

inaugurate

inactivate

inadequate

impersonate

hydrogenate

hanseatic

incidental

incidentals

incinerate

inebriate

indoctrinate

inequities

inequity

infatuate

ingratiate

infuriate

initiate

iniquity

inseminate

inoculate

insatiable

insinuate

installation

installations

instinctively

instigator

incriminate

instigation

instigators

institution

instrumental

instrumentals

interpolate

institutions

intimidate

irradiate

interrogate

intoxicate

investigate

instructional

invalidate

invertebrate

italianate

kinesthetic

matriculate

manipulate

menstruation

negotiate

ministrations

minnesotans

minnesotan

ministration

monasteries

monastery

miscalculate

monstrosity

necessitate

obliterate

officiate

originate

opinionate

rejuvenate

oxygenate

perpetuate

poinsettias

precipitate

prevaricate

predominate

pontificate

premeditate

procrastinate

proliferate

prognosticate

participate

recuperate

refrigerate

regenerate

reciprocate

recriminate

reenactment

reenactments

regurgitate

rancidity

reintegrate

remediate

reiterate

reinstatement

remunerate

repatriate

resuscitate

retaliate

reverberate

repudiate

sanctuaries

sanctuary

sanctimony

sensational

sinusoidal

subordinate

substantiate

sophisticate

tenacity

vociferate

incorporate

6 syllable words
7 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word punctuate

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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