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

conjugate

antiquate

complicate

consecrate

constipate

obfuscate

bountiful

consummate

congregate

silicate

contemplate

postulate

undulate

condensate

abdicate

activate

strangulate

advocate

candidate

captivate

carbonate

castigate

copulate

cultivate

fabricate

indicate

intimate

obligate

populate

syndicate

ventilate

vindicate

concentrate

extricate

hundredweight

infiltrate

indifferent

allocate

animate

annotate

automate

bifurcate

dedicate

desiccate

dissipate

dominate

imitate

immolate

innovate

irrigate

latinate

mitigate

nominate

oscillate

pollinate

predicate

propagate

titanate

titillate

orchestrate

adulate

agitate

ambulate

amputate

arbitrate

calculate

cogitate

compensate

educate

flagellate

formulate

graduate

incubate

instigate

integrate

inculcate

abrogate

adequate

acclimate

aggravate

antiphon

countable

culminate

inundate

lubricate

palpitate

profligate

replicate

simulate

stipulate

tabulate

vaccinate

aggregate

deprecate

desecrate

distillate

duplicate

estimate

guesstimate

immigrate

insulate

stimulate

subjugate

syncopate

acetate

chlorinate

correlate

corrugate

crenelate

decimate

delegate

desolate

detonate

elevate

emanate

fascinate

geminate

isolate

litigate

marinate

gravitate

hesitate

laminate

medicate

meditate

monotype

motivate

mutilate

navigate

obviate

relegate

renovate

salivate

vacillate

validate

quintuplet

vegetate

illustrate

implicate

interstate

angulate

magistrate

violate

antipode

dislocate

designate

devastate

emigrate

alienate

calibrate

celebrate

circulate

denigrate

emulate

alternate

centipede

fulminate

penetrate

regulate

reinstate

masturbate

rentable

liquidate

roundabout

segregate

speculate

underrate

vertebrate

quintuplets

explicate

situate

dehydrate

legislate

mithridate

irritate

levitate

modulate

fumigate

germinate

militate

elongate

nonnative

paintbrushes

percolate

ruminate

terminate

variegate

excavate

sandbaggers

menstruate

actuate

mandible

quintuple

perchlorate

perpetrate

potentate

promulgate

reprobate

sandbagger

surrogate

tolerate

welterweight

nauseate

liberate

moderate

operate

urinate

demonstrate

exculpate

impregnate

saturate

vitiate

understate

phenotype

procreate

relocate

aspirate

genotype

arrogate

heavyweight

extirpate

handwoven

decorate

deviate

federate

foliate

generate

radiate

separate

endeavors

genotypes

mediate

perforate

phenotypes

undoubted

permeate

windowpane

lacerate

sandpaper

venerate

fluctuate

glaciate

punctuate

incarnate

windowpanes

appellate

endeavor

handover

hibernate

linotype

overrate

overweight

paperweight

punitive

recreate

apostate

centavos

dichromate

expiate

indebted

overstate

emotive

antiphons

4 syllable words

contaminate

equivocate

interrogate

intimidate

manipulate

scientifics

sophisticate

assimilate

debilitate

facilitate

scientific

antipathies

antipathy

incriminate

intoxicate

matriculate

prognosticate

antibodies

antipodal

inseminate

opinionate

reciprocate

antibody

eliminate

felicitate

authenticate

investigate

vociferate

annihilate

discriminate

antipodes

asphyxiate

concatenate

congratulate

domesticate

inadequate

indefinite

initiate

insinuate

officiate

originate

recriminate

administrate

eradicate

gametophyte

indoctrinate

confederate

deactivate

determinate

incinerate

precipitate

premeditate

prevaricate

interpolate

obliterate

proliferate

effectuate

affiliate

eviscerate

exterminate

adjudicate

capitulate

infatuate

commiserate

perpetuate

carbohydrate

agglutinate

emancipate

indifference

inoculate

italianate

reintegrate

antebellum

communicate

depopulate

inactivate

accelerate

oxygenate

adulterate

assassinate

coagulate

coordinate

denominate

dilapidate

disseminate

elucidate

enunciate

exhilarate

hallucinate

necessitate

predominate

disintegrate

approximate

extortionate

invertebrate

exaggerate

refrigerate

regurgitate

rejuvenate

decelerate

deliberate

delineate

evaporate

amalgamate

cross-pollinate

mandibular

invalidate

elaborate

consolidate

desegregate

impersonate

humiliate

subordinate

emaciate

electroplate

decapitate

evacuate

reiterate

evaluate

inaugurate

inedible

resuscitate

ejaculate

hydrogenate

depreciate

substantiate

exfoliate

exasperate

dissociate

miscalculate

irradiate

remediate

reverberate

enumerate

recuperate

independence

exacerbate

incorporate

accentuate

attenuate

cooperate

corroborate

exonerate

inaudible

inebriate

ingratiate

incarcerate

retaliate

infuriate

agglomerate

imitable

repudiate

accommodate

alleviate

associate

immutable

collaborate

commemorate

degenerate

negotiate

regenerate

extenuate

abbreviate

accumulate

ameliorate

emasculate

procrastinate

remunerate

appreciate

appropriate

excoriate

undivided

expatriate

expropriate

repatriate

inadvertent

independents

independent

7 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word pontificate

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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