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Words That Rhyme With Great

485 words rhyme with great, from 1 to 7 syllables: ate, bait, crate, date, eight and more, the everyday words first. Then 129 near rhymes, like accolade, afraid, aid, aide.

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1 syllable31 words

  • ate
  • bait
  • crate
  • date
  • eight
  • fate
  • freight
  • gait
  • gate
  • grate
  • hate
  • late
  • mate
  • pate
  • plate
  • rate
  • skate
  • slate
  • spate
  • state
  • straight
  • strait
  • trait
  • wait
  • weight
  • bate
  • plait
  • sate

Rare: cate, fete, tate

2 syllables79 words

  • abate
  • await
  • castrate
  • classmate
  • collate
  • create
  • debate
  • deflate
  • dictate
  • dilate
  • donate
  • equate
  • estate
  • frustrate
  • gyrate
  • inflate
  • inmate
  • innate
  • irate
  • lightweight
  • locate
  • mandate
  • migrate
  • mutate
  • narrate
  • negate
  • nitrate
  • ornate
  • playmate
  • primate
  • rebate
  • relate
  • roommate
  • rotate
  • sedate
  • stagnate
  • stalemate
  • tailgate
  • teammate
  • translate
  • truncate
  • update
  • backdate
  • berate
  • birthrate
  • breastplate
  • cheapskate
  • checkmate
  • clickbait
  • conflate
  • downstate
  • elate
  • fixate
  • floodgate
  • gestate
  • hydrate
  • misstate
  • nameplate
  • oblate
  • postdate
  • predate
  • probate
  • prorate
  • prostate
  • reflate
  • restate
  • schoolmate
  • shipmate
  • substrate
  • sulfate
  • upstate

Rare: ablate, airfreight, deadweight, outdate, punctate, serrate, sulphate, tristate

3 syllables201 words

  • abdicate
  • acclimate
  • activate
  • aggravate
  • agitate
  • alienate
  • allocate
  • amputate
  • annotate
  • antiquate
  • arbitrate
  • automate
  • calculate
  • calibrate
  • captivate
  • castigate
  • celebrate
  • circulate
  • compensate
  • complicate
  • concentrate
  • confiscate
  • congregate
  • conjugate
  • consecrate
  • contemplate
  • copulate
  • correlate
  • culminate
  • cultivate
  • decimate
  • decorate
  • dedicate
  • delegate
  • demonstrate
  • denigrate
  • deprecate
  • desecrate
  • designate
  • detonate
  • devastate
  • deviate
  • dissipate
  • dominate
  • educate
  • elevate
  • emanate
  • emigrate
  • emulate
  • escalate
  • excavate
  • extricate
  • fabricate
  • fascinate
  • fluctuate
  • formulate
  • fumigate
  • generate
  • germinate
  • gravitate
  • heavyweight
  • hesitate
  • hibernate
  • hyphenate
  • illustrate
  • imitate
  • immigrate
  • implicate
  • impregnate
  • incubate
  • indicate
  • infiltrate
  • instigate
  • insulate
  • integrate
  • interstate
  • inundate
  • irrigate
  • irritate
  • isolate
  • lacerate
  • legislate
  • liberate
  • liquidate
  • lubricate
  • magistrate
  • marinate
  • mediate
  • medicate
  • meditate
  • menstruate
  • militate
  • mitigate
  • motivate
  • mutilate
  • nauseate
  • navigate
  • obligate
  • operate
  • orchestrate
  • oscillate
  • overate
  • overrate
  • overstate
  • overweight
  • paperweight
  • penetrate
  • percolate
  • perforate
  • permeate
  • perpetrate
  • pollinate
  • populate
  • postulate
  • predicate
  • propagate
  • punctuate
  • recreate
  • regulate
  • reinstate
  • relegate
  • renovate
  • replicate
  • ruminate
  • salivate
  • saturate
  • segregate
  • separate
  • situate
  • speculate
  • stimulate
  • stipulate
  • subjugate
  • suffocate
  • tabulate
  • terminate
  • titillate
  • tolerate
  • underrate
  • understate
  • underweight
  • vacillate
  • venerate
  • ventilate
  • vertebrate
  • abrogate
  • acetate
  • actuate
  • adulate
  • arrogate
  • aspirate
  • bifurcate
  • boilerplate
  • carbonate
  • chlorinate
  • cogitate
  • constipate
  • corrugate
  • counterweight
  • crenelate
  • distillate
  • expiate
  • explicate
  • extirpate
  • featherweight
  • federate
  • flagellate
  • fulminate
  • hundredweight
  • immolate
  • inculcate
  • innovate
  • levitate
  • litigate
  • middleweight
  • obfuscate
  • obviate
  • potentate
  • procreate
  • profligate
  • resonate
  • strangulate
  • syncopate
  • undulate
  • vegetate
  • vitiate
  • welterweight

Rare: ambulate, angulate, commutate, condensate, dichromate, foliate, gastrulate, glaciate, glutamate, herniate, intrastate, mithridate, multistate, titanate

4 syllables155 words

  • abbreviate
  • accelerate
  • accommodate
  • accumulate
  • adulterate
  • affiliate
  • alleviate
  • amalgamate
  • annihilate
  • anticipate
  • appreciate
  • articulate
  • asphyxiate
  • assassinate
  • assimilate
  • authenticate
  • carbohydrate
  • coagulate
  • collaborate
  • commemorate
  • commiserate
  • communicate
  • concatenate
  • congratulate
  • consolidate
  • contaminate
  • cooperate
  • corroborate
  • debilitate
  • decapitate
  • depreciate
  • discriminate
  • disintegrate
  • disseminate
  • domesticate
  • eliminate
  • elucidate
  • emancipate
  • encapsulate
  • enumerate
  • enunciate
  • eradicate
  • evacuate
  • evaluate
  • evaporate
  • exacerbate
  • exaggerate
  • exasperate
  • exhilarate
  • exonerate
  • expatriate
  • exterminate
  • extrapolate
  • facilitate
  • humiliate
  • impersonate
  • incarcerate
  • incinerate
  • incorporate
  • incriminate
  • indoctrinate
  • infuriate
  • ingratiate
  • initiate
  • inoculate
  • interrogate
  • intimidate
  • intoxicate
  • invalidate
  • investigate
  • irradiate
  • manipulate
  • necessitate
  • negotiate
  • obliterate
  • officiate
  • originate
  • participate
  • perpetuate
  • precipitate
  • predominate
  • procrastinate
  • proliferate
  • reciprocate
  • recuperate
  • refrigerate
  • regenerate
  • regurgitate
  • reincarnate
  • reiterate
  • rejuvenate
  • remunerate
  • repatriate
  • repudiate
  • resuscitate
  • retaliate
  • sophisticate
  • subordinate
  • substantiate
  • adjudicate
  • administrate
  • agglomerate
  • agglutinate
  • ameliorate
  • attenuate
  • deactivate
  • decaffeinate
  • decelerate
  • delineate
  • denominate
  • depopulate
  • desegregate
  • determinate
  • effectuate
  • electroplate
  • emaciate
  • equivocate
  • eviscerate
  • excoriate
  • expropriate
  • extenuate
  • hydrogenate
  • inebriate
  • infatuate
  • inseminate
  • interpolate
  • interrelate
  • miscalculate
  • oxygenate
  • pontificate
  • prefabricate
  • premeditate
  • prognosticate
  • reactivate
  • recriminate
  • redecorate
  • rededicate
  • reeducate
  • reformulate

Rare: demodulate, devaluate, dilapidate, felicitate, halogenate, inactivate, instantiate, italianate, lanceolate, methotrexate, misallocate, recalculate, reintegrate, renominate, renunciate, reregulate

5 syllables18 words

  • deteriorate
  • differentiate
  • excommunicate
  • incapacitate
  • insubordinate
  • misappropriate
  • overestimate
  • rehabilitate
  • underestimate
  • circumnavigate
  • decontaminate
  • recapitulate
  • reevaluate
  • renegotiate

Rare: isocyanate, overregulate, reincorporate, reinvigorate

7 syllables1 word

Rare: aluminosilicate

Near rhymes129 words

The same vowel, consonants that sound alike: close enough for songs and poems.

  • accolade
  • afraid
  • aid
  • aide
  • allayed
  • arcade
  • arrayed
  • bade
  • barricade
  • bayed
  • betrayed
  • blade
  • blockade
  • braid
  • bridesmaid
  • brigade
  • brocade
  • buffeted
  • cascade
  • conveyed
  • crocheted
  • crusade
  • decade
  • decayed
  • degrade
  • delayed
  • dismayed
  • disobeyed
  • displayed
  • dissuade
  • downgrade
  • escapade
  • evade
  • fade
  • forbade
  • frayed
  • glade
  • grade
  • grenade
  • handmade
  • homemade
  • inlaid
  • invade
  • jade
  • lade
  • laid
  • lemonade
  • made
  • maid
  • marmalade
  • masquerade
  • mermaid
  • mislaid
  • motorcade
  • obeyed
  • outweighed
  • overlaid
  • paid
  • parade
  • persuade
  • pervade
  • played
  • portrayed
  • prayed
  • prepaid
  • preyed
  • promenade
  • raid
  • relayed
  • remade
  • renegade
  • repaid
  • retrograde
  • ricocheted
  • serenade
  • shade
  • spade
  • spayed
  • sprayed
  • staid
  • stayed
  • stockade
  • strayed
  • suede
  • surveyed
  • swayed
  • tirade
  • trade
  • unpaid
  • upgrade
  • wade
  • waylaid
  • weighed
  • abrade
  • cavalcade
  • centigrade
  • charade
  • colonnade
  • downplayed
  • flayed
  • fusillade
  • marinade
  • nightshade
  • overpaid
  • overplayed
  • overstayed
  • palisade
  • parlayed
  • purveyed
  • replayed
  • switchblade
  • unafraid
  • underpaid
  • underplayed
  • unmade
  • upbraid

Rare: cade, cliched, countertrade, eyeshade, fayed, hade, manmade, medicaid, okayed, rayed, sauteed, stade, unswayed

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Pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, © 1993-2015 Carnegie Mellon University, matched to our dictionary of English words.

Questions

What rhymes with great?

ate, bait, crate, date, eight, fate, and every other word that end in the same sounds as great. 485 rhymes in all.

How many syllables are in great?

Great has 1 syllable.

How are the rhymes chosen?

Two words rhyme when they sound the same from their last stressed vowel to the end: these are perfect rhymes, matched by sound, not by spelling. Near rhymes keep the vowel and swap a consonant for one that sounds alike, like time and mine.

What are near rhymes for great?

accolade, afraid, aid, aide and the other 129 near rhymes: the same vowel sound as great, with consonants that sound alike.

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