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

acclimate

activate

actuate

abdicate

abrogate

adequate

acetate

adulate

advocate

aggravate

alienate

aggregate

agitate

allocate

appellate

apostate

alternate

ambulate

angulate

amputate

animate

annotate

antiquate

arrogate

aspirate

automate

athletics

athletic

arbitrate

bifurcate

calculate

calibrate

candidate

batholiths

captivate

castigate

celebrate

circulate

chlorinate

carbonate

cogitate

complicate

concentrate

conjugate

compensate

condensate

confiscate

congregate

consecrate

crenelate

constipate

contemplate

correlate

copulate

corrugate

cultivate

culminate

consummate

decimate

batholith

dehydrate

denigrate

deprecate

delegate

demonstrate

desecrate

designate

desolate

detonate

deviate

devastate

desiccate

dichromate

dislocate

dissipate

distillate

educate

elevate

duplicate

dominate

elongate

dedicate

emigrate

emulate

emanate

estimate

decorate

excavate

expiate

exculpate

extirpate

explicate

extricate

fabricate

fascinate

fumigate

foliate

federate

fluctuate

flagellate

formulate

gravitate

fulminate

geminate

generate

glaciate

graduate

germinate

guesstimate

hundredweight

hibernate

hesitate

imitate

immolate

implicate

immigrate

heavyweight

impregnate

illustrate

incarnate

inculcate

indicate

infiltrate

incubate

innovate

insulate

integrate

interstate

intimate

inundate

instigate

irrigate

irritate

isolate

latinate

lacerate

laminate

legislate

levitate

liberate

litigate

marinate

masturbate

mediate

liquidate

magistrate

menstruate

medicate

meditate

militate

lubricate

mithridate

mitigate

mutilate

motivate

modulate

moderate

obviate

nauseate

navigate

obligate

nominate

obfuscate

odelet

operate

orchestrate

overrate

potentate

oscillate

palpitate

overweight

paperweight

overstate

penetrate

permeate

pollinate

perforate

perpetrate

percolate

populate

postulate

perchlorate

predicate

promulgate

procreate

profligate

recreate

radiate

punctuate

regulate

renovate

relegate

relocate

replicate

reprobate

reinstate

salivate

ruminate

silicate

simulate

separate

satellite

satellites

saturate

segregate

situate

propagate

speculate

tolerate

stimulate

stipulate

titanate

strangulate

subjugate

stultify

syndicate

suffocate

syncopate

tabulate

surrogate

terminate

vindicate

undulate

underrate

stilettos

understate

urinate

ventilate

vertebrate

validate

venerate

vacillate

vaccinate

variegate

vegetate

violate

vitiate

stiletto

welterweight

4 syllable words

abbreviate

accommodate

accelerate

accumulate

accentuate

adjudicate

administrate

affiliate

adulterate

agglomerate

adulterates

adultery

adulterers

agglutinate

adulterer

adulation

alleviate

associate

amalgamate

ameliorate

annihilate

assassinate

appreciate

attenuate

anticipate

asphyxiate

articulate

assimilate

appropriate

approximate

athleticism

authenticate

deactivate

capitulate

collaborate

coagulate

carbohydrate

catalytic

commemorate

commiserate

confederate

congratulate

concatenate

communicate

consolidate

contaminate

cotyledon

cooperate

corroborate

coordinate

decelerate

cross-pollinate

debilitate

decapitate

delineate

degenerate

denominate

deliberate

depopulate

depreciate

determinate

dilapidate

desegregate

disintegrate

discriminate

disseminate

dissociate

elaborate

ejaculate

effectuate

electroplate

eliminate

domesticate

elucidate

emancipate

evacuate

emasculate

enumerate

enunciate

eradicate

equivocate

evaporate

eviscerate

exacerbate

exaggerate

exasperate

extenuate

fatality

exfoliate

exhilarate

exonerate

expatriate

exterminate

facilitate

expropriate

extortionate

fatalities

incarcerate

excoriate

felicitate

hallucinate

fidelity

futility

fidelities

humiliate

hydrogenate

inactivate

inadequate

inaugurate

impersonate

idolatry

inebriate

initiate

infatuate

ingratiate

infuriate

indoctrinate

incriminate

inoculate

insinuate

invalidate

inseminate

interpolate

intimidate

intoxicate

invertebrate

interrogate

investigate

miscalculate

lethality

manipulate

matriculate

modalities

mutilated

modality

modulator

mutilation

modulated

modulation

motility

officiate

mutilations

negotiate

obliterate

necessitate

opinionate

originate

incorporate

participate

oxygenate

pontificate

perpetuate

precipitate

predominate

incinerate

premeditate

prevaricate

procrastinate

proliferate

prognosticate

reciprocate

recriminate

recuperate

reverberate

refrigerate

reintegrate

reiterate

rejuvenate

regurgitate

remediate

repatriate

regenerate

remunerate

repudiate

resuscitate

sophisticate

substantiate

subordinate

titillation

totality

vociferate

utilities

utility

vitality

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word retaliate

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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

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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