Words that rhyme with adequate
Top rhymes for adequate
inadequate
413 common words rhyme with adequate. The most common are inadequate.
When adequate sounds like /ˈædəkwət/ (AD-e-quate)
Perfect rhymes for adequate
4 syllables
Near rhymes for adequate
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
When adequate sounds like /ˈædəˌkweɪt/ (AD-e-quate)
Perfect rhymes for adequate
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
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- stalemate
- hydrate
- tailgate
- inflate
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- playmate
- narrate
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- clickbait
- abate
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- predate
- sulphate
- nameplate
- breastplate
- stagnate
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- berate
- dilate
- collate
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- castrate
- deadweight
- schoolmate
- fixate
- downstate
- birthrate
- cheapskate
- truncate
- oblate
- shipmate
- floodgate
- tristate
3 syllables
- separate
- graduate
- operate
- celebrate
- indicate
- estimate
- moderate
- generate
- advocate
- demonstrate
- alternate
- concentrate
- intimate
- 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 adequate
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 adequate sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈædəkwət/ or /ˈædəˌkweɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (AD-e-quate) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ædəkwət |
Adequate 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 adequate?
- The most common rhymes for adequate are inadequate.
- How many words rhyme with adequate?
- We found 413 common perfect rhymes for adequate, plus 2 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in adequate?
- Adequate has three syllables, with the stress on the first.