Words that rhyme with hesitate
Top rhymes for hesitate
great, state, wait and late
413 common words rhyme with hesitate. The most common are great, state, wait and late.
Perfect rhymes for hesitate
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
- alternate
- concentrate
- intimate
- adequate
- interstate
- educate
- calculate
- dominate
- regulate
- tolerate
- cooperate
- 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 hesitate
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 hesitate sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɛzəˌteɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (HES-i-tate) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪt |
Hesitate 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 hesitate?
- The most common rhymes for hesitate are great, state, wait, late, date and rate.
- How many words rhyme with hesitate?
- We found 413 common perfect rhymes and 109 rarer words for hesitate, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in hesitate?
- Hesitate has three syllables, with the stress on the first.