Rhymes for common words / wait
Words That Rhyme With Wait
“wait” has 1 syllable. Its most-used rhymes are great, late, hate, date, straight. Every list is sorted with the most common words first.
Perfect rhymes for wait
Same stressed vowel and ending sound.
- great
- late
- hate
- date
- straight
- state
- eight
- ate
- gate
- mate
- fate
- plate
- create
- rate
- estate
- bait
- debate
- skate
- update
- translate
- relate
- crate
- freight
- await
- slate
- upstate
- tate
- interstate
- overweight
- dictate
- sedate
- lightweight
- trait
- grate
- reinstate
- kuwait
- tait
- innate
- pate
- irate
- fait
- plait
- procreate
- inflate
- desecrate
- equate
Near rhymes for wait
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 wait
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 wait: questions
What rhymes with wait?
The most common perfect rhymes for “wait” are great, late, hate, date, straight, state, eight, ate. Near rhymes include take, make, made, afraid, break.
What is a slant rhyme for wait?
Slant and near rhymes for “wait” 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 wait?
“wait” has 1 syllable, according to the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.