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Words that rhyme with ate.

The strongest songwriting rhymes for ate are state, great, made, take, make, say, way, and face.

Strong near rhymes (slant rhymes) include ain't, same, taste, place, break, and away.

Useful phrase rhymes include "are in place", "is in place", "straight face", "day to day", and "change the way".

What rhymes with ate?

These rhymes are specially chosen by our unique songwriting rhyming dictionary to give you the best songwriting rhymes. These aren't always perfect rhymes – we show you rhymes that are singable, useful words for your song.

  • state
  • great
  • made
  • take
  • make
  • say
  • way
  • face
  • same
  • taste
  • place
  • break
  • away
  • day
  • pain
  • name
  • babe
  • came
  • stay
  • days
  • wake
  • game
  • gave
  • rain
  • play
  • change
  • makes
  • are in place
  • straight face
  • day to day

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Perfect rhymes for ate

  • state
  • great
  • mate
  • intimate
  • degenerate
  • elaborate
  • desolate
  • deliberate
  • adequate
  • advocate
  • inadequate
  • moderate
  • consummate
  • appropriate
  • syndicate
  • incarnate
  • magnate
  • spate
  • surrogate


Near rhymes for ate

Near rhymes work great for songwriting, often giving a more interesting feel than perfect rhymes.

Phrase rhymes for ate

Short phrases that rhyme with this word, giving you imagery and direction for the next line.

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