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

abdicate

activate

abrogate

acclimate

acetate

advocate

adulate

adequate

actuate

allocate

agitate

ambulate

amputate

aggravate

aggregate

angulate

alienate

alternate

animate

annotate

antiphon

antiquate

antipode

antiphons

arbitrate

arrogate

aspirate

appellate

apostate

automate

bountiful

calculate

candidate

bifurcate

conjugate

consecrate

calibrate

captivate

carbonate

castigate

cogitate

complicate

chlorinate

celebrate

centipede

circulate

centavos

constipate

congregate

contemplate

concentrate

condensate

consummate

copulate

compensate

cultivate

correlate

countable

culminate

corrugate

crenelate

dedicate

decimate

decorate

delegate

dehydrate

desiccate

deprecate

desecrate

desolate

detonate

denigrate

designate

devastate

deviate

dichromate

dissipate

distillate

educate

dominate

dislocate

duplicate

elevate

emanate

elongate

hundredweight

emulate

endeavors

endeavor

emotive

estimate

emigrate

excavate

federate

fabricate

extricate

fascinate

exculpate

explicate

extirpate

expiate

imitate

flagellate

formulate

foliate

fluctuate

geminate

fulminate

fumigate

genotype

generate

genotypes

germinate

graduate

gravitate

guesstimate

glaciate

immigrate

immolate

hesitate

illustrate

handwoven

heavyweight

handover

hibernate

implicate

impregnate

demonstrate

incubate

inculcate

pollinate

incarnate

indicate

indifferent

infiltrate

innovate

intimate

instigate

integrate

insulate

inundate

interstate

irrigate

isolate

latinate

laminate

irritate

legislate

levitate

lacerate

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linotype

liquidate

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obviate

magistrate

marinate

masturbate

mediate

medicate

meditate

militate

menstruate

mandible

mitigate

mithridate

monotype

motivate

mutilate

moderate

obligate

modulate

obfuscate

nominate

navigate

nonnative

nauseate

orchestrate

operate

penetrate

oscillate

paintbrushes

palpitate

percolate

overrate

overweight

perpetrate

paperweight

phenotype

overstate

perchlorate

perforate

permeate

phenotypes

populate

postulate

predicate

propagate

potentate

procreate

profligate

promulgate

punctuate

punitive

quintuplet

radiate

recreate

titanate

relegate

renovate

regulate

reinstate

quintuple

relocate

rentable

quintuplets

titillate

replicate

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ventilate

vindicate

salivate

roundabout

sandbaggers

situate

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silicate

simulate

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undulate

terminate

separate

subjugate

speculate

stipulate

syndicate

stimulate

tabulate

syncopate

strangulate

surrogate

tolerate

vaccinate

underrate

ruminate

urinate

vacillate

understate

undoubted

validate

vegetate

variegate

venerate

vertebrate

sandbagger

violate

sandpaper

vitiate

welterweight

windowpane

windowpanes

indebted

4 syllable words

accelerate

accentuate

accommodate

abbreviate

accumulate

authenticate

administrate

adjudicate

affiliate

adulterate

agglutinate

amalgamate

agglomerate

alleviate

ameliorate

antibody

annihilate

antipathies

antipathy

antibodies

antipodal

antebellum

antipodes

assimilate

asphyxiate

assassinate

approximate

attenuate

associate

appreciate

appropriate

capitulate

carbohydrate

coagulate

collaborate

debilitate

concatenate

congratulate

commiserate

communicate

confederate

consolidate

contaminate

commemorate

cross-pollinate

coordinate

cooperate

corroborate

deactivate

decapitate

decelerate

degenerate

deliberate

delineate

determinate

depopulate

denominate

desegregate

depreciate

discriminate

domesticate

disseminate

dilapidate

disintegrate

dissociate

effectuate

eliminate

elucidate

elaborate

electroplate

ejaculate

emancipate

emaciate

enumerate

enunciate

equivocate

eradicate

eviscerate

exaggerate

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evacuate

evaluate

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exasperate

emasculate

felicitate

exfoliate

extenuate

excoriate

facilitate

exterminate

extortionate

expatriate

expropriate

exhilarate

gametophyte

hallucinate

humiliate

hydrogenate

imitable

inadequate

exonerate

inactivate

impersonate

immutable

inadvertent

inaudible

inaugurate

incriminate

incinerate

incorporate

incarcerate

inseminate

indefinite

independence

independents

independent

indifference

indoctrinate

infatuate

inebriate

inedible

initiate

ingratiate

infuriate

inoculate

insinuate

interrogate

intimidate

intoxicate

investigate

interpolate

invertebrate

invalidate

irradiate

italianate

manipulate

mandibular

matriculate

miscalculate

officiate

obliterate

necessitate

negotiate

originate

opinionate

oxygenate

perpetuate

prognosticate

precipitate

premeditate

prevaricate

predominate

procrastinate

proliferate

reciprocate

recriminate

recuperate

refrigerate

reintegrate

regenerate

regurgitate

rejuvenate

reiterate

remediate

remunerate

repatriate

reverberate

resuscitate

scientifics

scientific

retaliate

vociferate

sophisticate

subordinate

substantiate

repudiate

undivided

7 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word pontificate

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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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  • 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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