🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Checkmate"
50 wordsThese words rhyme exactly with "checkmate" — same ending sound.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| elucidate | 4 | verb | (figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on. |
| articulate | 4 | verb | (ambitransitive) To speak clearly; to enunciate. |
| desolate | 3 | verb | Deserted and devoid of inhabitants. |
| facilitate | 4 | verb | To make easy or easier. |
| profligate | 3 | noun | Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly. |
| explicate | 3 | verb | (transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail. |
| deliberate | 4 | verb | Done on purpose; intentional. |
| delineate | 4 | verb | To describe or depict with words or gestures. |
| ruminate | 3 | verb | (intransitive) To meditate or reflect. |
| innate | 2 | verb | Inborn; existing or having existed since birth. |
| cultivate | 3 | verb | To grow plants, notably crops. |
| state | 1 | noun | A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time. |
| alleviate | 4 | verb | (transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty. |
| intimate | 3 | verb | Closely acquainted; familiar. |
| venerate | 3 | verb | (transitive) To treat with great respect and deference. |
| subordinate | 4 | noun | Placed in a lower class, rank, or position. |
| demonstrate | 3 | verb | (transitive) To show, display, or present; to prove or make evident |
| contemplate | 3 | verb | To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider. |
| mitigate | 3 | verb | (transitive, of problems or flaws) To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear. |
| disseminate | 4 | verb | (intransitive) To become widespread. |
| corroborate | 4 | verb | (transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for. |
| adequate | 3 | verb | Equal to or fulfilling some requirement. |
| ameliorate | 4 | verb | (transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition. |
| irate | 2 | Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged. | |
| sedate | 2 | verb | (of a person or their behaviour) Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding too much activity or excitement. |
| denigrate | 3 | verb | (transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame. |
| indicate | 3 | verb | (transitive, sometimes with 'of') To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known. |
| necessitate | 4 | verb | (transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. |
| propagate | 3 | verb | (transitive, of animals or plants) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production. |
| great | 1 | noun | (informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic. |
| emulate | 3 | verb | To copy or imitate, especially a person. |
| incorporate | 4 | verb | (transitive) To include (something) as a part. |
| mandate | 2 | noun | An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization. |
| accommodate | 4 | verb | (transitive) To provide housing for. |
| advocate | 3 | noun | A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent |
| inadequate | 4 | noun | Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose. |
| obviate | 3 | verb | (transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary. |
| degenerate | 4 | verb | (of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal. |
| evaluate | 4 | verb | (transitive) To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise. |
| moderate | 3 | noun | Not excessive; acting in moderation |
| arrogate | 3 | verb | (transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right. |
| berate | 2 | verb | (transitive) To chide or scold vehemently. |
| subjugate | 3 | verb | To forcibly impose obedience, servitude, or submission upon (a country, a people, etc.). |
| exacerbate | 4 | verb | (transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.). |
| consummate | 3 | verb | Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute. |
| magistrate | 3 | noun | (law) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both. |
| create | 2 | verb | (transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:) |
| assimilate | 4 | verb | (transitive) To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind. |
| oscillate | 3 | verb | (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm. |
| stimulate | 3 | verb | To encourage into action. |
🎵 Near Rhymes for "Checkmate"
25 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| exclaim | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion. |
| escape | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To get free; to free oneself. |
| promenade | 3 | noun | A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll. |
| landscape | 2 | noun | A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features. |
| relay | 2 | noun | (sports) A competition between teams where members of a team take turns completing parts of a course or performing a certain action. |
| headway | 2 | noun | Movement ahead or forward. |
| gateway | 2 | noun | A place regarded as giving access to somewhere. |
| mistake | 2 | noun | An error. |
| database | 3 | noun | (computing) A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set. |
| decade | 2 | noun | A period of ten years , particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. |
| headache | 2 | noun | (medicine) A pain or ache in the head. |
| away | 2 | verb | From a place, hence. |
| coup de grace | 3 | noun | Alternative spelling of coup de grâce. [A final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal.] |
| erase | 2 | verb | (transitive) To remove (markings or information). |
| seaway | 2 | noun | (nautical) A lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or trade route. |
| x ray | 2 | noun | electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target |
| board game | 2 | noun | Any of many games of strategy or chance played on a specially designed board; often involves one or more players moving pieces and using dice or cards. |
| end game | 2 | noun | Alternative spelling of endgame. [(chess) The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left.] |
| checkmates | 2 | noun | (chess) The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture. |
| chess game | 2 | noun | a game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king |
| first place | 2 | an album by the J. J. Johnson Quartet which was released on the Columbia label. | |
| less waste | 2 | — | |
| neck break | 2 | — | |
| sexy ape | 3 | — | |
| test day | 2 | — |
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