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

instance

instincts

misstate

instructs

incite

estate

constraint

construct

minstrels

breastplate

constant

constrain

instills

installs

minstrel

substrate

frustrate

constructs

constraints

instill

incites

inflate

install

instead

dictate

inmate

minster

tungsten

restate

constants

constrained

constrains

inset

inside

constrict

ingot

innate

first-rate

insides

conflate

prostrate

postdate

wainscot

castrate

mainstays

lunchtime

conceit

ingots

prostate

linseed

lancet

mainstay

kingdoms

downstage

deflate

equate

shipmate

uncut

unseat

unset

truncate

kingdom

youngster

downstream

mainstream

moonstruck

nonstops

benight

berate

collate

debate

relate

sedate

elate

abate

await

belate

tonight

ding-dong

lengthen

construe

lancets

non-stick

nonstop

template

tincture

translate

banquet

sanctum

youngsters

lightweight

checkmate

classmate

concede

migrate

monster

sulphate

hamstrings

phosphate

teamster

nitrate

onset

seamster

update

lactate

lengthy

mandate

function

homesteads

junction

gymnasts

lengthwise

moonstones

rhinestones

snowstorms

tinctures

finished

banquets

hamstring

khanate

enacts

predate

prelate

gymnast

beret

homestead

juncture

monsters

puncture

rebate

rotate

rhinestone

snowstorm

cremate

donate

narrate

concedes

moonstone

teamsters

gunshots

languid

limestones

backdate

benights

enact

fancied

hydrate

junctures

hamster

punctures

create

sanction

magnate

punctured

ornate

stalemate

oblate

rancid

schoolmate

vibrate

stagnate

homestretch

gunshot

uncouth

birthrate

conchoid

chemists

hamsters

connects

limestone

chlorate

dilate

gradate

gyrate

irate

locate

ovate

placate

playmate

primate

probate

prorate

roommate

vacate

unwashed

encode

honest

chemist

connect

doomsday

damaged

knighthood

long-term

amused

kumquat

unused

yangtze

knightly

junkets

tomcat

junket

lengthens

functions

junctions

sanctions

knockdown

3 syllable words

constipates

extricate

institutes

excavate

menstruate

consummate

guesstimate

cultivate

denigrate

immigrate

inundate

reinstate

stimulate

segregate

stipulate

simulate

crenelate

desiccate

decimate

delegate

desolate

congregate

detonate

renovate

inculcate

silicate

imitate

immolate

instructors

relegate

instrument

renegade

conjugate

subjugate

undulate

exculpate

explicate

instances

instantly

instructor

hundredweight

incitement

instinctive

impregnate

antiquate

consecrate

illustrate

extirpate

implicate

incident

incarnate

constitute

interstate

instruments

aggregate

abrogate

activate

candidate

densities

deprecate

constructors

designate

dislocate

emigrate

emulate

speculate

strangulate

fulminate

regulate

renegades

replicate

obligate

penetrate

liquidate

installing

vaccinate

incitements

instructive

elongate

fluctuate

fascinate

corrugate

dedicate

density

variegate

emanate

demonstrate

elevate

contemplate

automate

animate

annotate

irritate

isolate

latinate

marinate

meditate

militate

motivate

mutilate

navigate

oscillate

postulate

predicate

propagate

suffocate

titanate

instruction

concentrate

constitutes

constructor

fumigate

hesitate

inchoate

incidents

vacillate

geminate

infiltrate

acetate

ambulate

amputate

calculate

complicate

confiscate

constable

constancy

educate

formulate

incidence

ministral

ministries

punctuate

reinstalls

surrogate

understate

vegetate

constructive

instructions

constrictors

advocate

alienate

abdicate

acclimate

aggravate

apostate

carbonate

circulate

celebrate

conceited

considers

copulate

desecrate

duplicate

insiders

masturbate

devastate

expiate

fabricate

ministry

palpitate

populate

potentate

situate

promulgate

reinstall

magistrate

unsettle

sensitive

underrate

vertebrate

reprobate

sensitize

tabulate

welterweight

gymnastics

seamstresses

constables

orchestrate

nonstarters

construction

constrictor

enactment

non-standard

constantly

anisette

chlorinate

coincide

consider

bifurcate

dehydrate

canoeist

insider

percolate

laminate

minister

nominate

pollinate

correlate

dominate

genocide

sanctify

germinate

salivate

sinister

allocate

terminate

validate

mithridate

arbitrate

gymnastic

homesteaders

menstrual

unstable

nonstarter

obfuscate

enactments

adulate

urinate

constructions

generate

agitate

flagellate

violate

graduate

liberate

venerate

sensations

adequate

alternate

calibrate

coincides

genocides

guncotton

homesteader

inactive

ministers

monastic

perchlorate

one-sided

overstate

perpetrate

constricting

conceding

legislate

inaction

sensation

aniseed

arrogate

aspirate

long-distance

gravitate

heavyweight

levitate

recreate

relocate

ruminate

sinusoid

compensate

condensate

constrictions

constricted

domestics

connections

painstaking

cogitate

decorate

deviate

constriction

federate

lacerate

mediate

separate

anecdote

chemistry

conceded

connected

connective

dichromate

domestic

dynastic

culminate

dynasties

monoxide

ungodly

honestly

profligate

modulate

connection

longitude

amnesties

anecdotes

appellate

banister

bannister

canister

connecter

connector

dynasty

homicide

honesty

medicate

overrate

overweight

paperweight

punctual

semester

tunicate

angulate

longitudes

amnesty

canisters

captivate

connectors

homicides

lubricate

pianists

reenacts

semesters

tolerate

moderate

operate

perforate

glaciate

saturate

vitiate

amsterdam

pianist

hibernate

reenact

actuate

foliate

nauseate

permeate

radiate

obviate

procreate

functional

sanctity

connecting

non-catholics

non-catholic

4 syllable words

disintegrate

invertebrate

exterminate

inoculate

inactivate

sophisticate

emancipate

instigation

concatenate

installation

domesticate

inadequate

desegregate

eradicate

interpolate

disseminate

determinate

eliminate

elucidate

incinerate

predominate

annihilate

indoctrinate

infatuate

concatenates

constipated

domesticates

extenuate

inactivates

incriminate

procrastinate

rejuvenate

intoxicate

prognosticate

installations

consolidate

reciprocate

infuriate

substantiate

contaminate

insinuate

opinionate

instrumental

equivocate

impersonate

intimidate

invalidate

manipulate

evacuate

inaugurate

hallucinate

resuscitate

dilapidate

prevaricate

assassinate

necessitate

authenticate

decapitate

accommodate

electroplate

discriminate

exaggerate

enumerate

extortionate

decelerate

instrumentals

retaliate

amalgamate

anticipate

coincident

congratulate

constellation

constipation

depopulate

emaciate

excoriate

incorporate

inequities

initiate

italianate

minnesotans

originate

participate

subordinate

insatiable

instinctively

kinesthetic

administrate

miscalculate

confederate

coordinate

facilitate

felicitate

precipitate

premeditate

inebriate

inequity

assimilate

minnesotan

enunciate

coagulate

debilitate

exhilarate

emaciates

accumulate

approximate

articulate

depreciate

matriculate

incidences

ingratiate

refrigerate

reenactment

constellations

associate

deliberate

dissociate

elaborate

evaporate

reverberate

irradiate

recuperate

communicate

cross-pollinate

pontificate

menstruation

exfoliate

constituent

coincidence

exacerbate

anesthetist

exasperate

incarcerate

ministration

monasteries

officiate

oxygenate

instructional

reenactments

reinstatement

sensational

incidentals

reiterate

evaluate

ministrations

monastery

repudiate

constituents

institutions

adulterate

considerate

accelerate

monstrosity

emasculate

incidental

constructionist

constitutive

commiserate

effectuate

consternation

constitution

delineate

eviscerate

institution

remediate

anxieties

perpetuate

constructively

asphyxiate

domestically

accentuate

degenerate

expropriate

anxiety

regenerate

anaesthetic

ejaculate

hydrogenate

attenuate

exonerate

genocidal

obliterate

poinsettias

remunerate

anaesthetics

capitulate

proliferate

humiliate

affiliate

tenacity

vociferate

constitutions

negotiate

agglomerate

hanseatic

sinusoidal

expatriate

cooperate

corroborate

iniquity

regurgitate

agglutinate

anecdotal

recriminate

alleviate

annexation

collaborate

commemorate

deactivate

ameliorate

functionally

homicidal

abbreviate

rancidity

adjudicate

punctuation

appreciate

fumigation

carbohydrate

appropriate

gnosticism

functionaries

functionary

sanctuaries

repatriate

sanctuary

amygdala

sanctimony

6 syllable words
7 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word instigate

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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