Words that rhyme with approximate
Top rhymes for approximate
proximate
414 common words rhyme with approximate. The most common are proximate.
When approximate sounds like /əˈpɹɑksəmət/ (ap-PROX-i-mate)
Perfect rhymes for approximate
3 syllables
Near rhymes for approximate
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
When approximate sounds like /əˈpɹɑksəˌmeɪt/ (ap-PROX-i-mate)
Perfect rhymes for approximate
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
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- nitrate
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- probate
- primate
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- tailgate
- inflate
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- playmate
- narrate
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- clickbait
- abate
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- 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
- 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
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- automate
- irritate
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- consummate
- alienate
- middleweight
- legislate
- fluctuate
- incarnate
- detonate
- vertebrate
- radiate
- dissipate
- confiscate
- congregate
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- glutamate
- gravitate
- laminate
- populate
- conjugate
- suffocate
- welterweight
- predicate
- implicate
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- underweight
- urinate
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- liquidate
- calibrate
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- condensate
- instigate
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- culminate
- hibernate
- overstate
- segregate
- silicate
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- counterweight
- excavate
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- featherweight
- agitate
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- procreate
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- lubricate
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- consecrate
- oscillate
- amputate
- situate
- profligate
- arbitrate
- distillate
- paperweight
- punctuate
- acclimate
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- understate
- annotate
- inculcate
- ventilate
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- venerate
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- copulate
- ruminate
- percolate
- salivate
- obviate
- underrate
- actuate
- aspirate
- abrogate
- inundate
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- 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
- congratulate
- articulate
- evacuate
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- 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
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- exterminate
- interrogate
- annihilate
- disintegrate
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- precipitate
- reciprocate
- impersonate
- invertebrate
- recuperate
- authenticate
- procrastinate
- elucidate
- proliferate
- refrigerate
- extrapolate
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- exonerate
- predominate
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- ameliorate
- delineate
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- methotrexate
- adjudicate
- depreciate
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- lanceolate
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- repatriate
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- incinerate
- regurgitate
- extortionate
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- reintegrate
- inoculate
- indoctrinate
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- 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
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- intoxicate
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- castigate
- hyphenate
- exasperate
- isocyanate
- titanate
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- effectuate
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- flagellate
- oxygenate
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- menstruate
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- decaffeinate
- devaluate
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- gastrulate
- glaciate
- halogenate
- hydrogenate
- misallocate
- mithridate
- overregulate
- prefabricate
- recriminate
- reregulate
Near rhymes for approximate
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 approximate sounds
| Pronunciation | /əˈpɹɑksəmət/ or /əˈpɹɑksəˌmeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (ap-PROX-i-mate) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɑksəmət |
Approximate has four syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with approximate?
- The most common rhymes for approximate are proximate.
- How many words rhyme with approximate?
- We found 414 common perfect rhymes for approximate, plus 2 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in approximate?
- Approximate has four syllables, with the stress on the second.