Rhymes for common words / great

Words That Rhyme With Great

“great” has 1 syllable. Its most-used rhymes are wait, late, hate, date, straight. Every list is sorted with the most common words first.

Perfect rhymes for great

Same stressed vowel and ending sound.

  • wait
  • late
  • hate
  • date
  • straight
  • state
  • eight
  • weight
  • ate
  • gate
  • mate
  • fate
  • plate
  • create
  • rate
  • estate
  • bait
  • debate
  • skate
  • update
  • translate
  • relate
  • await
  • slate
  • upstate
  • tate
  • interstate
  • overweight
  • dictate
  • sedate
  • lightweight
  • reinstate
  • kuwait
  • tait
  • innate
  • pate
  • fait
  • plait
  • procreate
  • inflate
  • desecrate
  • equate

Near rhymes for great

Same vowel; ending consonant from the same sound family.

  • take
  • make
  • made
  • afraid
  • break
  • wake
  • mistake
  • paid
  • tape
  • sake
  • played
  • cake
  • escape
  • jake
  • shake
  • fake
  • lake
  • babe
  • trade
  • stayed
  • shape
  • laid
  • grade
  • awake
  • maid
  • snake
  • stake
  • wade
  • steak
  • aid
  • blade
  • parade
  • betrayed
  • blake
  • ape
  • raid
  • plague
  • cape
  • craig
  • persuade

Slant rhymes for great

Share the vowel or the final consonant. Great for natural-sounding lyrics.

  • waste
  • taste
  • paint
  • based
  • saint
  • placed
  • faint
  • chased
  • baked
  • faced
  • waist
  • traced
  • taped
  • shaped
  • faked
  • quaint
  • haste
  • paste
  • staked
  • raced
  • laced
  • spaced
  • taint
  • aced
  • chaste
  • feint
  • escaped
  • complaint
  • replaced
  • erased
  • layout
  • misplaced
  • restraint
  • disgraced
  • embraced
  • displaced
  • encased
  • repaint
  • payout
  • acquaint

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Rhymes for great: questions

What rhymes with great?

The most common perfect rhymes for “great” are wait, late, hate, date, straight, state, eight, weight. Near rhymes include take, make, made, afraid, break.

What is a slant rhyme for great?

Slant and near rhymes for “great” include take, make, made, afraid, waste, taste, paint, based. They share the vowel sound or the ending, so they sound natural in lyrics.

How many syllables are in great?

“great” has 1 syllable, according to the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

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