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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

distillate

immolate

mitigate

implicate

integrate

interstate

expiate

inculcate

immigrate

insulate

intimate

inundate

simulate

stimulate

stipulate

ventilate

desolate

detonate

imitate

elongate

appellate

bifurcate

crenelate

dissipate

irrigate

innovate

litigate

mutilate

mithridate

silicate

recreate

dehydrate

deviate

liberate

foliate

mediate

incarnate

instigate

apostate

cultivate

denigrate

desecrate

designate

devastate

dislocate

emigrate

emulate

estimate

indicate

liquidate

potentate

promulgate

regulate

speculate

syndicate

vertebrate

vindicate

welterweight

dedicate

desiccate

exculpate

impregnate

decimate

allocate

automate

emanate

geminate

heavyweight

infiltrate

latinate

satellite

obviate

marinate

predicate

procreate

validate

titanate

motivate

salivate

renovate

syncopate

undulate

suffocate

federate

generate

nauseate

permeate

venerate

antiquate

radiate

calculate

educate

separate

extirpate

incubate

decorate

lacerate

tolerate

activate

alienate

alternate

masturbate

palpitate

profligate

deprecate

acclimate

calibrate

reprobate

satellites

segregate

glaciate

castigate

replicate

saturate

situate

underrate

contemplate

explicate

extricate

hundredweight

postulate

arrogate

legislate

subjugate

animate

delegate

aspirate

elevate

fascinate

gravitate

hibernate

irritate

fluctuate

laminate

levitate

navigate

overrate

modulate

militate

overweight

pollinate

relegate

vacillate

paperweight

relocate

complicate

constipate

illustrate

menstruate

excavate

punctuate

cogitate

actuate

adulate

flagellate

graduate

moderate

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operate

abdicate

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adequate

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aggregate

orchestrate

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candidate

celebrate

dichromate

duplicate

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penetrate

perchlorate

perpetrate

reinstate

tabulate

vaccinate

arbitrate

acetate

hesitate

stultify

annotate

correlate

ruminate

variegate

ambulate

meditate

isolate

medicate

oscillate

percolate

agitate

angulate

magistrate

strangulate

vegetate

copulate

concentrate

demonstrate

circulate

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culminate

guesstimate

urinate

captivate

lubricate

populate

conjugate

vitiate

amputate

chlorinate

fumigate

obfuscate

corrugate

dominate

confiscate

germinate

compensate

condensate

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formulate

understate

nominate

propagate

terminate

carbonate

consummate

overstate

congregate

athletics

stilettos

athletic

batholiths

stiletto

odelet

batholith

4 syllable words

invalidate

enunciate

evacuate

inebriate

decelerate

delineate

dissociate

elaborate

evaporate

initiate

inactivate

substantiate

attenuate

eradicate

interpolate

miscalculate

associate

exaggerate

reverberate

remediate

depreciate

affiliate

alleviate

infatuate

collaborate

extenuate

ingratiate

fatality

humiliate

degenerate

consolidate

emancipate

reiterate

exacerbate

exasperate

reintegrate

exfoliate

inadequate

infuriate

intimidate

contaminate

excoriate

negotiate

amalgamate

abbreviate

ameliorate

assassinate

assimilate

deactivate

decapitate

denominate

determinate

dilapidate

ejaculate

exhilarate

fatalities

predominate

repatriate

repudiate

disintegrate

intoxicate

invertebrate

appreciate

effectuate

annihilate

commemorate

deliberate

appropriate

asphyxiate

inoculate

insinuate

interrogate

manipulate

sophisticate

lethality

officiate

originate

debilitate

confederate

accommodate

cotyledon

disseminate

eliminate

incinerate

electroplate

elucidate

exonerate

facilitate

inaugurate

modalities

mutilated

obliterate

articulate

emasculate

expatriate

exterminate

investigate

matriculate

capitulate

refrigerate

regurgitate

rejuvenate

titillation

commiserate

enumerate

modality

vitality

vociferate

congratulate

totality

eviscerate

recuperate

inseminate

cross-pollinate

opinionate

participate

reciprocate

concatenate

equivocate

incarcerate

modulator

anticipate

desegregate

domesticate

impersonate

incorporate

regenerate

pontificate

expropriate

recriminate

subordinate

indoctrinate

authenticate

incriminate

procrastinate

accelerate

prevaricate

discriminate

remunerate

adulterate

approximate

extortionate

agglomerate

accumulate

coagulate

mutilation

perpetuate

proliferate

adulterates

communicate

hydrogenate

modulated

mutilations

oxygenate

cooperate

corroborate

felicitate

hallucinate

precipitate

premeditate

prognosticate

resuscitate

adultery

administrate

depopulate

modulation

accentuate

adulterers

necessitate

utilities

athleticism

carbohydrate

adjudicate

agglutinate

adulation

motility

utility

futility

adulterer

fidelities

idolatry

coordinate

fidelity

catalytic

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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