Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word irradiate.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 irradiate.
3 syllable words

abdicate

abrogate

acetate

actuate

acclimate

activate

adequate

alienate

advocate

aggravate

aggregate

adulate

agitate

allocate

alternate

angulate

ambulate

amputate

animate

appellate

apostate

arrogate

antiquate

arbitrate

aspirate

automate

bifurcate

birdwatcher

birdwatchers

annotate

candidate

carbonate

captivate

celebrate

castigate

certitude

carotid

chlorinate

cogitate

compensate

complicate

condensate

confiscate

concentrate

circulate

calibrate

consecrate

constipate

consummate

correlate

cultivate

corrugate

contemplate

copulate

crenelate

creditors

decimate

creditor

culminate

congregate

conjugate

calculate

dedicate

decorate

delegate

excavate

dehydrate

deviate

designate

devastate

desiccate

desolate

detonate

dichromate

denigrate

desecrate

dislocate

distillate

dissipate

deprecate

dominate

duplicate

educate

elongate

elevate

emanate

emigrate

emulate

erudite

estimate

eroded

hesitate

heavyweight

exculpate

expiate

explicate

extricate

fabricate

extirpate

fluctuate

foliate

federate

flagellate

formulate

gradation

fascinate

glaciate

fortieth

fulminate

geminate

generate

fumigate

fortitude

germinate

gradations

graduate

graduates

gravitate

gratitude

guesstimate

hibernate

demonstrate

hundredweight

impregnate

imitate

implicate

immolate

immigrate

illustrate

incubate

indicate

inculcate

incarnate

infiltrate

innovate

insulate

intimate

inundate

instigate

interstate

integrate

irrigate

irritate

irritates

liquidate

lacerate

isolate

laminate

latinate

legislate

levitate

liberate

litigate

marinate

lubricate

masturbate

magistrate

mithridate

medicate

militate

meditate

menstruate

mitigate

nauseate

modulate

moderate

motivate

mutilate

navigate

nominate

obfuscate

obviate

operate

obligate

permeate

orchestrate

orthodox

penetrate

stimulate

oscillate

paperweight

overstate

overweight

overrate

palpitate

partitioned

partitions

partition

perchlorate

percolate

perforate

peridot

perpetrate

stipulate

syndicate

pollinate

populate

predation

potentate

postulate

predicate

procreate

profligate

promulgate

recreate

propagate

prototype

punctuate

prototypes

regulate

reinstate

relegate

relocate

replicate

reprobate

renovate

serrated

segregate

separate

saturate

ruminate

salivate

simulate

speculate

silicate

situate

vindicate

syncopate

strangulate

titillate

subjugate

suffocate

thirtieth

surrogate

terminate

tabulate

titanate

tolerate

violate

tradition

understate

undulate

underrate

traditions

urinate

variegate

ventilate

vegetate

venerate

validate

vertebrate

vacillate

vaccinate

vitiate

welterweight

4 syllable words

abbreviate

accumulate

accommodate

accentuate

accelerate

adjudicate

affiliate

alleviate

amalgamate

agglomerate

administrate

agglutinate

adulterate

ameliorate

annihilate

appropriate

appreciate

asphyxiate

articulate

approximate

assassinate

assimilate

associate

attenuate

authenticate

humiliate

anticipate

capitulate

carbohydrate

communicate

commiserate

collaborate

commemorate

coagulate

concatenate

confederate

congratulate

consolidate

contaminate

coordinate

cooperate

corroborate

creditworthy

creditable

creditably

cross-pollinate

debilitate

deactivate

decapitate

decelerate

delineate

deliberate

degenerate

denominate

determinate

desegregate

dilapidate

dissociate

disseminate

discriminate

domesticate

disintegrate

depopulate

effectuate

emancipate

elucidate

emasculate

electroplate

eliminate

elaborate

enumerate

enunciate

eradicate

ejaculate

evacuate

evaluate

equivocate

erudition

evaporate

eviscerate

exacerbate

exaggerate

exasperate

excoriate

expatriate

exfoliate

expropriate

extenuate

exterminate

extortionate

facilitate

exhilarate

exonerate

felicitate

graduated

graduations

graduation

gratuities

gratuity

hallucinate

heredity

inactivate

inadequate

impersonate

inaugurate

hydrogenate

incarcerate

inebriate

incinerate

infuriate

infatuate

incriminate

indoctrinate

incorporate

initiate

inoculate

inseminate

insinuate

interpolate

invalidate

interrogate

intimidate

intoxicate

invertebrate

investigate

italianate

irritated

irritating

irritation

irritations

manipulate

matriculate

negotiate

miscalculate

necessitate

opinionate

officiate

obliterate

originate

orthodontist

orthodontists

orthodontics

orthodontic

participate

oxygenate

partitioning

perpetuate

orthodoxy

pontificate

regurgitate

precipitate

predetermine

predatory

premeditate

procrastinate

predominate

prevaricate

prognosticate

proliferate

recriminate

reciprocate

recuperate

regenerate

refrigerate

rejuvenate

reiterate

remunerate

repatriate

repudiate

resuscitate

reverberate

reintegrate

sophisticate

substantiate

subordinate

traditional

traditionalists

vociferate

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Words that rhyme with the word irradiate

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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