Songwriting rhymes for rate
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Perfect rhymes for rate
- state
- articulate
- great
- alleviate
- intimate
- demonstrate
- contemplate
- create
- evaluate
- stimulate
- separate
- degenerate
- berate
- elucidate
- speculate
- mate
- elevate
- activate
- permeate
- desolate
- appreciate
- facilitate
- profligate
- aggravate
- operate
- anticipate
- elaborate
- explicate
- deliberate
- delineate
- ruminate
- innate
- cultivate
- venerate
- subordinate
- mitigate
- disseminate
- corroborate
- adequate
- ameliorate
- irate
- sedate
- denigrate
- indicate
- necessitate
- propagate
- emulate
- incorporate
- mandate
- accommodate
- advocate
- inadequate
- obviate
- moderate
- arrogate
- subjugate
- exacerbate
- consummate
- magistrate
- assimilate
Near rhymes for rate
Near rhymes work great for songwriting, often giving a more interesting feel than perfect rhymes.
- say
- way
- take
- ain't
- make
- they
- away
- day
- stay
- face
- made
- hey
- same
- place
- play
- break
- pain
- name
- change
- babe
- came
- days
- taste
- wake
- game
- lay
- may
- gave
- rain
- waste
- makes
- today
- pay
- save
- afraid
- okay
- blame
- re
- ways
- everyday
- space
- faith
- shake
- takes
- awake
- pray
- shame
- safe
- changed
- fake
- paint
- brain
- chase
- fade
- insane
- played
- train
- mistakes
- strange
- mistake
- fame
- flame
- they'll
- wave
- replace
- champagne
- ok
- explain
- saint
- games
- case
- paid
- stayed
- always
- stage
- they've
- ay
- plane
- chain
- slave
- escape
- tastes
- grey
- veins
- laid
- raise
- trade
- yea
- saved
- breaks
- replaced
- flames
- waves
- gay
- embrace
- race
- brave
- grave
- grace
- shape
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When you’ve got an idea for a song, things can get tough
Rhymes that work for one genre don’t always work for another
Thankfully, you can use our rhyming dictionary to make sure you find something that sounds right. With Chorus, we find you only those rhymes which are useful for songwriters, so you know that the words we give you are singable and work for the genre you're writing in.
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