Synonyms of sire

sire 1 of 2

verb

as in to beget

to become the father of

the champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beget
• father
• spawn
• produce
• reproduce
• get
• multiply
• propagate
• generate
• procreate
• bear
• engender
• gender

sire

2 of 2

noun

1

as in dad

a male human parent

his sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dad
• father
• daddy
• papa
• pa
• pop
• pater
• poppa
• old man
• patriarch
• stepfather
• father figure
• paterfamilias
• father image

2

as in founder

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor

the revered sire of the impressionist movement in art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• founder
• father
• creator
• author
• inventor
• begetter
• originator
• maker
• generator
• pioneer
• initiator
• founding father
• establisher
• institutor
• designer
• inaugurator
• instituter
• innovator
• builder
• producer
• contriver
• promoter
• developer
• cofounder
• researcher
• spawner
• introducer
• formulator
• conceiver
• deviser
• organizer
• cocreator
• inspirer
• researchist
• encourager
• inspiration
• galvanizer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• student
• pupil
• disciple
• supporter
• follower