pregnant

pregnant

adjective

Definition of PREGNANT

1

containing unborn young within the body <we only realized that our cat had been pregnant when she unexpectedly delivered three kittens>

Synonyms big, caught, enceinte, expectant, expecting, gone, gravid, heavy, quick [archaic]

Related Words parturient, prenatal; childbearing, gestational; brooding; conceiving, impregnated

Phrases with child, with young

Near Antonyms barren, infertile; aborting, miscarrying; delivered

Antonyms nonpregnant

2

clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood) <a pregnant silence followed the ill-advised attempt at humor>

Synonyms eloquent, meaning, meaningful, pregnant, revealing, revelatory, significant, suggestive

Related Words graphic (also graphical), pictorial, vivid; evocative, redolent, reminiscent; sententious, weighty; flavorful, full-bodied, rich

Antonyms unexpressive