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

basket

casket

exit

gasket

somewhat

branchlet

becket

bucket

docket

jacket

pocket

rocket

socket

sprocket

packet

blanket

hatchet

ratchet

wainscot

lancelet

pamphlet

addict

bandit

chestnut

chocolate

cutlet

deduct

despot

dulcet

egret

hamlet

helmet

lancet

magnate

magnet

market

modest

musket

redcoat

sawdust

tablet

talbot

trumpet

uncut

velvet

agate

abbot

abut

ballot

benet

beret

buffet

carat

carrot

circuit

covet

credit

cricket

cullet

facet

faggot

ferret

gamut

granite

gullet

habit

helot

karat

legate

edit

maggot

merit

mullet

palate

palette

pallet

parrot

pellet

planet

plummet

rennet

senate

rabbit

puppet

sennet

zealot

wicket

tappet

tenet

ticket

summit

hatchets

temperate

redcoats

addicts

deducts

groundnut

portrait

template

gantlet

gauntlet

southwest

argot

biscuit

bracelet

brisket

buddhist

carpet

charlotte

checkmate

clear-cut

corset

droplet

edict

equate

favorite

garnet

giblet

goblet

harlot

lactate

orbit

pandit

pundit

redact

scarlet

secret

target

triplet

walnut

headstones

ingot

trinket

comet

rivet

closet

frigate

hermit

private

cosset

headstrong

pirate

pivot

profit

rebut

prophet

pilot

await

bigot

billet

climate

curate

civet

bullet

bonnet

ergot

limit

posit

vomit

wallet

sherbet

eyelet

turbot

skillet

tippet

faucet

minute

snippet

spigot

spirit

millet

surfeit

translate

buddhists

edicts

headstone

bedstraw

digit

midget

budget

hotshot

quiet

riot

turret

poet

diet

backdate

leaflet

lightweight

mandate

adjudge

classmate

betwixt

sulphate

bedside

stagnate

dictate

hydrate

birthrate

budgets

hotshots

midgets

southeast

truncate

debate

donat

collate

lodestar

doughnut

narrate

gradate

abate

peanut

placate

vacate

lodestone

stockade

conflate

midwest

toilet

unit

fidget

watchdogs

deflate

detect

inmate

outset

roadside

shipmate

stalemate

update

watchdog

detached

inflate

detects

roadsides

belate

berate

elate

innate

locate

playmate

predate

relate

sedate

methought

substrate

roadster

stockades

outstrips

castrate

frustrate

misstate

postdate

chlorate

breastplate

midstream

dilate

gyrate

irate

khanate

probate

rotate

outstrip

ovate

primate

roommate

donate

prorate

outstretch

attacked

attest

estate

kitcat

migrate

oblate

phosphate

prostate

withstands

ornate

schoolmate

vibrate

attached

chitchat

attests

whetstone

whitesides

first-rate

outsides

prostrate

create

withstand

cremate

prelate

rebate

detest

nitrate

outside

restate

whiteside

footstep

withstood

footsteps

3 syllable words

reduction

passionate

antiquate

abdicate

aggregate

amulet

deductive

hazelnut

pedestal

scuttlebutt

allocate

baronet

dedicate

deficit

definite

desolate

geminate

nominate

opposite

predicate

silicate

skyrocket

deduction

seduction

surrogate

pedestals

deductions

reductions

calibrate

fabricate

sultanate

undercut

deducted

requisite

syndicate

candidate

seductive

consummate

desecrate

estimate

proximate

ultimate

consulate

duplicate

accurate

desiccate

doctorate

exquisite

fascinate

fortunate

hundredweight

inchoate

latinate

medicaid

medicate

meditate

navigate

numerate

salivate

suffocate

tunicate

vacillate

validate

viaduct

adulate

consecrate

obstinate

condensate

educate

flagellate

intricate

chariot

cheviot

lariat

actuate

radiate

quintuplet

moderate

activate

acclimate

abrogate

aggravate

castigate

designate

dedicates

deprecate

celebrate

denigrate

disquiet

emigrate

indicate

infinite

intimate

medicates

newmarket

replicate

simulate

tabulate

triplicate

vaccinate

vertebrate

viaducts

vindicate

celibate

chlorinate

correlate

corrugate

educates

automate

crenelate

decimate

delegate

deposit

detonate

dominate

elevate

emanate

germinate

isolate

marinate

modesty

obdurate

oscillate

patriot

fluctuate

percolate

petticoat

pollinate

propagate

relegate

renovate

terminate

titanate

agitate

prohibit

ambulate

amputate

breadbasket

calculate

compensate

complicate

confiscate

obfuscate

angulate

decorate

idiot

laureate

literate

staccato

strangulate

urinate

violate

composite

copulate

obligate

palpitate

pickpocket

regulate

immigrate

petticoats

promulgate

alienate

liquidate

speculate

captivate

carbonate

emulate

inundate

ventilate

elaborate

modestly

cultivate

accredit

circulate

populate

segregate

contemplate

saturate

extricate

exculpate

explicate

wastebasket

conjugate

modulate

adjutant

postulate

subjugate

undulate

acetate

annotate

arrogate

aspirate

demerit

dissipate

fumigate

heavyweight

hesitate

illicit

immolate

innovate

irrigate

mitigate

motivate

mutilate

paperweight

recreate

titillate

excavate

integrate

formulate

constipate

incarnate

punctuate

vegetate

congregate

atheist

inculcate

magistrate

southwestern

alternate

culminate

demonstrate

detective

devastate

dichromate

didactic

distillate

expiate

explicit

federate

fulminate

generate

guesstimate

insulate

lacerate

lubricate

mitigates

opiate

penetrate

perchlorate

profligate

reprobate

roseate

separate

stimulate

stipulate

underrate

venerate

welterweight

atheists

glaciate

elongate

syncopate

situate

inherit

inhabit

inhibit

arbitrate

discredit

implicate

implicit

incubate

interpret

instigate

menstruate

appellate

corporate

chidester

gravitate

ruminate

relocate

variegate

imitate

levitate

addictions

cogitate

concentrate

orchestrate

apostate

detectors

potentate

perpetrate

dislocate

mediate

addiction

liberate

dehydrate

southeastern

permeate

perforate

midwestern

illustrate

understate

vitiate

extirpate

bifurcate

detector

hibernate

irritate

militate

overweight

procreate

quietist

impregnate

infiltrate

reinstate

autistic

outstanding

detection

legislate

operate

tolerate

masturbate

outsiders

mithridate

foliate

nauseate

obviate

batiste

outsider

overrate

overstate

interstate

deviate

litigate

litigates

4 syllable words

affidavit

conn.

dedicated

diaconate

dedication

medication

coordinate

inanimate

medications

eradicate

audacity

directorate

triumvirate

pomegranate

penultimate

education

deductible

deductively

seductively

affectionate

compassionate

dispassionate

hydrogenate

protectorate

certificate

innominate

prevaricate

catastrophic

deductibles

educations

educated

invertebrate

legitimate

associate

asphyxiate

patriarchate

prerequisite

indefinite

indelicate

particulate

domesticate

metastatic

bicarbonate

indoctrinate

educator

accelerate

accommodate

assassinate

autopilot

coagulate

confederate

dilapidate

electorate

inaccurate

predominate

premeditate

accentuate

authenticate

proportionate

oxygenate

accumulate

approximate

adjudicate

educative

unfortunate

educators

litigation

perpetuate

amalgamate

anticipate

communicate

contaminate

appropriate

concatenate

italianate

emancipate

metastasize

annihilate

pontificate

sophisticate

subordinate

administrate

litigations

extortionate

negotiate

originate

adulterate

procrastinate

corroborate

prognosticate

assimilate

deactivate

debilitate

denominate

commensurate

considerate

determinate

disseminate

effeminate

evacuate

emasculate

enunciate

evaluate

inspectorate

facilitate

hallucinate

interpolate

mitigated

necessitate

resuscitate

intoxicate

congratulate

effectuate

infatuate

mitigating

impersonate

inactivate

cross-pollinate

manipulate

participate

immediate

reintegrate

agglutinate

opinionate

interrogate

remediate

litigator

electroplate

reverberate

compatriot

proliferate

recuperate

miscalculate

deliberate

humiliate

conglomerate

depopulate

desegregate

equivocate

excoriate

exfoliate

inoculate

inseminate

illiterate

reciprocate

degenerate

ejaculate

exterminate

matriculate

investigate

articulate

catastrophes

disintegrate

substantiate

agglomerate

decapitate

inveterate

eliminate

elucidate

exonerate

felicitate

inaugurate

litigators

obliterate

appreciate

capitulate

exaggerate

regurgitate

rejuvenate

catastrophe

redistribute

exacerbate

exasperate

intemperate

recriminate

expropriate

affiliate

alleviate

collaborate

commiserate

dissociate

enumerate

eviscerate

irradiate

vociferate

commemorate

evaporate

retaliate

misinterpret

emaciate

discriminate

expatriate

pedestrians

budgetary

officiate

extenuate

incriminate

abbreviate

ameliorate

exhilarate

incinerate

precipitate

remunerate

depreciate

refrigerate

incarcerate

incorporate

insinuate

pedestrian

infuriate

invalidate

decelerate

delineate

regenerate

ingratiate

carbohydrate

initiate

inebriate

repudiate

mitigation

cooperate

consolidate

intimidate

reiterate

attenuate

repatriate

7 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word adequate

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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

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When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
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  • 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.

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