Words that rhyme with alternate
Closest near rhymes for alternate
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413 common words rhyme with alternate. The most common are .
When alternate sounds like /ˈɔltɚnət/ (AL-ter-nate)
Near rhymes for alternate
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
Perfect rhymes for alternate
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as alternate.
When alternate sounds like /ˈɔltɚˌneɪt/ (AL-ter-nate)
Perfect rhymes for alternate
1 syllable
2 syllables
- create
- estate
- update
- debate
- relate
- donate
- mandate
- locate
- translate
- teammate
- roommate
- lightweight
- prostate
- substrate
- await
- dictate
- rotate
- inmate
- innate
- migrate
- classmate
- upstate
- rebate
- nitrate
- equate
- ornate
- sulfate
- probate
- primate
- magnate
- stalemate
- hydrate
- tailgate
- inflate
- frustrate
- checkmate
- negate
- playmate
- narrate
- irate
- sedate
- clickbait
- abate
- prelate
- mutate
- deflate
- predate
- sulphate
- nameplate
- breastplate
- stagnate
- restate
- berate
- dilate
- collate
- conflate
- castrate
- deadweight
- schoolmate
- fixate
- downstate
- birthrate
- cheapskate
- truncate
- oblate
- shipmate
- floodgate
- tristate
3 syllables
- separate
- graduate
- operate
- celebrate
- indicate
- estimate
- moderate
- generate
- advocate
- demonstrate
- concentrate
- intimate
- adequate
- interstate
- educate
- calculate
- dominate
- regulate
- tolerate
- cooperate
- hesitate
- compensate
- activate
- overweight
- integrate
- illustrate
- magistrate
- delegate
- navigate
- stimulate
- terminate
- heavyweight
- isolate
- motivate
- duplicate
- nominate
- penetrate
- replicate
- mitigate
- recreate
- dedicate
- syndicate
- speculate
- simulate
- cultivate
- contemplate
- emulate
- elevate
- surrogate
- designate
- decorate
- escalate
- appellate
- allocate
- imitate
- complicate
- meditate
- infiltrate
- liberate
- formulate
- carbonate
- correlate
- resonate
- circulate
- desolate
- acetate
- animate
- innovate
- mediate
- propagate
- reinstate
- automate
- irritate
- deviate
- renovate
- consummate
- alienate
- middleweight
- legislate
- fluctuate
- incarnate
- detonate
- vertebrate
- radiate
- dissipate
- confiscate
- congregate
- emigrate
- fabricate
- glutamate
- gravitate
- laminate
- populate
- conjugate
- suffocate
- welterweight
- predicate
- implicate
- insulate
- underweight
- urinate
- aggravate
- liquidate
- calibrate
- stipulate
- condensate
- instigate
- emirate
- culminate
- hibernate
- overstate
- segregate
- silicate
- abdicate
- counterweight
- excavate
- orchestrate
- featherweight
- agitate
- germinate
- permeate
- devastate
- immigrate
- postulate
- denigrate
- extricate
- marinate
- irrigate
- obligate
- saturate
- procreate
- captivate
- levitate
- boilerplate
- emanate
- fascinate
- decimate
- impregnate
- medicate
- perpetrate
- relegate
- subjugate
- incubate
- mutilate
- litigate
- lubricate
- pollinate
- consecrate
- oscillate
- amputate
- situate
- profligate
- arbitrate
- distillate
- paperweight
- punctuate
- acclimate
- desecrate
- understate
- annotate
- inculcate
- ventilate
- obfuscate
- venerate
- intrastate
- copulate
- ruminate
- percolate
- salivate
- obviate
- underrate
- actuate
- aspirate
- abrogate
- inundate
- perforate
- multistate
- overrate
4 syllables
- appreciate
- appropriate
- participate
- associate
- investigate
- communicate
- eliminate
- elaborate
- accommodate
- evaluate
- affiliate
- facilitate
- negotiate
- incorporate
- coordinate
- deliberate
- inadequate
- initiate
- anticipate
- confederate
- manipulate
- accelerate
- approximate
- congratulate
- articulate
- evacuate
- alleviate
- collaborate
- discriminate
- commemorate
- accumulate
- consolidate
- subordinate
- originate
- degenerate
- intimidate
- eradicate
- assassinate
- exaggerate
- perpetuate
- carbohydrate
- regenerate
- reiterate
- retaliate
- humiliate
- assimilate
- disseminate
- evaporate
- invalidate
- deactivate
- expatriate
- corroborate
- exacerbate
- exterminate
- interrogate
- annihilate
- disintegrate
- necessitate
- contaminate
- substantiate
- obliterate
- precipitate
- reciprocate
- impersonate
- invertebrate
- recuperate
- authenticate
- procrastinate
- elucidate
- proliferate
- refrigerate
- extrapolate
- rejuvenate
- officiate
- reactivate
- resuscitate
- exonerate
- predominate
- incriminate
- ameliorate
- delineate
- ejaculate
- encapsulate
- pontificate
- methotrexate
- adjudicate
- depreciate
- repudiate
- infuriate
- lanceolate
- enumerate
- repatriate
- decapitate
- attenuate
- redecorate
- determinate
- incinerate
- regurgitate
- extortionate
- decelerate
- reintegrate
- inoculate
- indoctrinate
- ingratiate
- reincarnate
- abbreviate
- amalgamate
- emancipate
- commiserate
- incarcerate
- eviscerate
- inactivate
- enunciate
- recalculate
- remediate
- expropriate
- domesticate
- reformulate
- interpolate
- emasculate
- instantiate
- administrate
- desegregate
5 syllables
- underestimate
- differentiate
- deteriorate
- rehabilitate
- reevaluate
- overestimate
- renegotiate
- reinvigorate
- incapacitate
- circumnavigate
- insubordinate
- excommunicate
- decontaminate
Show 109 rare words
- coagulate
- intoxicate
- irradiate
- potentate
- tabulate
- castigate
- hyphenate
- exasperate
- isocyanate
- titanate
- titillate
- effectuate
- deprecate
- flagellate
- oxygenate
- recapitulate
- fumigate
- menstruate
- hundredweight
- explicate
- foliate
- gyrate
- undulate
- serrate
- fulminate
- inseminate
- airfreight
- rededicate
- asphyxiate
- federate
- dichromate
- sophisticate
- vacillate
- vitiate
- immolate
- bifurcate
- depopulate
- equivocate
- felicitate
- geminate
- lacerate
- debilitate
- expiate
- gestate
- arrogate
- concatenate
- miscalculate
- interrelate
- adulterate
- agglomerate
- excoriate
- extirpate
- militate
- misappropriate
- punctate
- inebriate
- backdate
- vegetate
- prorate
- reincorporate
- remunerate
- aluminosilicate
- ablate
- denominate
- postdate
- reeducate
- ambulate
- electroplate
- overate
- cogitate
- exhilarate
- elate
- prognosticate
- infatuate
- angulate
- herniate
- chlorinate
- premeditate
- nauseate
- extenuate
- misstate
- renominate
- agglutinate
- demodulate
- syncopate
- reflate
- outdate
- renunciate
- constipate
- strangulate
- adulate
- antiquate
- commutate
- corrugate
- crenelate
- decaffeinate
- devaluate
- dilapidate
- emaciate
- gastrulate
- glaciate
- halogenate
- hydrogenate
- misallocate
- mithridate
- overregulate
- prefabricate
- recriminate
- reregulate
Near rhymes for alternate
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- make
- take
- break
- lake
- wake
- shape
- mistake
- fake
- escape
- cake
- tape
- sake
- landscape
- shake
- cape
- snake
- earthquake
- stake
- awake
- outbreak
- intake
- headache
- steak
- drake
- brake
- bake
- remake
- undertake
- grape
- ape
- quake
- ache
- scrape
- heartbreak
- rake
- opaque
- handshake
- cupcake
- pancake
- overtake
How alternate sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈɔltɚnət/ or /ˈɔltɚˌneɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (AL-ter-nate) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɔltɚnət |
Alternate has three syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with alternate?
- The most common rhymes for alternate are .
- How many words rhyme with alternate?
- We found 413 common perfect rhymes for alternate, plus 1 near rhyme.
- How many syllables are in alternate?
- Alternate has three syllables, with the stress on the first.