Rhymes with federalist
fed·er·al·ist
F f Three-syllable rhymes
- celebrant — A celebrant is a person who performs or takes part in a religious ceremony.
- decadent — If you say that a person or society is decadent, you think that they have low moral standards and are interested mainly in pleasure.
- deficit — A deficit is the amount by which something is less than what is required or expected, especially the amount by which the total money received is less than the total money spent.
- definite — If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
- delegate — A delegate is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- detriment — If something happens to the detriment of something or to a person's detriment, it causes harm or damage to them.
- elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
- element — A part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic.
- elephant — A heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal.
- eloquent — Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
- emigrant — A person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.
- eminent — (of a person) Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession.
- estimate — Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.
- etiquette — The customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group.
- evident — Plain or obvious; clearly seen or understood.
- excellent — Used to indicate approval or pleasure.
- excrement — Waste matter discharged from the bowels; feces.
- exquisite — Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
- federal — pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
- geminate — Also, geminated. combined or arranged in pairs; twin; coupled.
- government — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- jefferson — Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.
- methodist — a member of the largest Christian denomination that grew out of the revival of religion led by John Wesley: stresses both personal and social morality and has an Arminian doctrine and, in the U.S., a modified episcopal polity.
- negligent — guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
- netiquette — the rules of etiquette that apply when communicating over computer networks, especially the Internet.
- pessimist — a person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy.
- prejudiced — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- president — (often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
- prevalent — widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.
- redolent — having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
- regiment — Military. a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.
- registrant — a person who registers or is registered.
- relevant — bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
- requisite — required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.
- resonant — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- sediment — the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
- sentiment — an attitude toward something; regard; opinion.
- separatist — a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
- settlement — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
- specialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- tenement — Also called tenement house. a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city.
- testament — Law. a will, especially one that relates to the disposition of one's personal property. will2 (def 8).
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- affectionate — If you are affectionate, you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them.
- anesthetist — An anesthetist is a nurse or other person who gives an anaesthetic to a patient.
- antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- benevolent — If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair.
- connecticut — a state of the northeastern US, in New England. Capital: Hartford. Pop: 3 483 372 (2003 est). Area: 12 973 sq km (5009 sq miles)
- development — Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
- embezzlement — Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer.
- federalism — the federal principle of government.
- federalists — a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.
- generalist — a person whose knowledge, aptitudes, and skills are applied to a field as a whole or to a variety of different fields (opposed to specialist).
- geneticist — a specialist or expert in genetics.
- impediment — obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
- impressionist — a person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, especially in the fields of painting, music, or literature.
- indefinite — not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
- independence — a city in W Missouri: starting point of the Santa Fe and Oregon trails.
- integument — a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind.
- intelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- irrelevant — not relevant; not applicable or pertinent: His lectures often stray to interesting but irrelevant subjects.
- malevolent — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- new testament — the collection of the books of the Bible that were produced by the early Christian church, comprising the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles, and the Revelation of St. John the Divine.
- nonresident — not resident in a particular place.
- old testament — the first of the two main divisions of the Christian Bible, comprising the Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa. In the Vulgate translation all but two books of the Apocrypha are included in the Old Testament.
- perfectionist — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
- polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- preeminent — eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.
- prerequisite — required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
- resettlement — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
- sea elephant — elephant seal.
- temperament — the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person; natural predisposition.
- trace element — any element that is required in minute quantities for physiological functioning.
- trade deficit — A trade deficit is a situation in which a country imports goods worth more than the value of the goods that it exports.
- white elephant — a possession unwanted by the owner but difficult to dispose of: Our Victorian bric-a-brac and furniture were white elephants.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- budget deficit — the amount by which government expenditure exceeds income from taxation, customs duties, etc, in any one fiscal year
- expressionist — Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism.
- redevelopment — the act or process of redeveloping.
- underestimate — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- african elephant — a type of elephant that is native to Africa
- chemical element — chemistry: substance
- housing development — a group of houses or apartments, usually of the same size and design, often erected on a tract of land by one builder and controlled by one management.
- ribbon development — housing or commercial buildings built along a stretch of road.
- underdevelop — to develop (something) short of the required amount: to underdevelop film.
- viatical settlement — the purchase by a charity of a life assurance policy owned by a person with only a short time to live, to enable that person to use the proceeds during his or her lifetime
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- identity element — the state or fact of remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or conditions: The identity of the fingerprints on the gun with those on file provided evidence that he was the killer.