Synonyms of breeds

breeds 1 of 2

noun

plural of breed

as in types

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common

some people say that honest politicians are a rare breed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• types
• kinds
• varieties
• genres
• stripes
• sorts
• species
• natures
• manners
• descriptions
• strains
• classes
• kidneys
• feathers
• likes
• ilks
• persuasions
• categories
• orders
• models
• specimens
• groups
• samples
• families
• groupings
• ranks
• brackets
• sets
• divisions
• suites
• grades
• lots
• bunches

breeds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of breed

1

as in reproduces

to bring forth offspring

rabbits will breed very frequently unless they're kept separated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reproduces
• propagates
• multiplies
• produces
• procreates
• spawns
• begets
• generates
• engenders
• parents
• mothers
• sires
• has
• genders
• hatches
• gets
• bears

2

as in fosters

to bring to maturity through care and education

he was bred to a life in the military by his father, himself an army captain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fosters
• raises
• nurtures
• nourishes
• promotes
• teaches
• feeds
• brings up
• rears
• nurses
• cultivates
• schools
• fathers
• mothers
• watches
• educates
• ministers (to)
• disciplines
• cradles
• leads
• trains
• attends
• minds
• supplies
• cares (for)
• provides (for)
• shows
• instructs
• guides
• furthers
• indoctrinates
• mentors
• advances
• edifies
• forwards
• shepherds
• prepares
• tutors
• enlightens
• directs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abuses
• mistreats
• ignores
• neglects
• maltreats
• ill-treats
• ill-uses
• harms
• hurts
• injures
• mishandles

3

as in causes

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

this habit of favoring one employee over the others will breed resentment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• causes
• creates
• brings
• generates
• prompts
• produces
• spawns
• does
• works
• yields
• begets
• induces
• engenders
• effects
• occasions
• translates (into)
• makes
• invokes
• brings about
• catalyzes
• results (in)
• brings forth
• gives rise to
• draws on
• encourages
• promotes
• effectuates
• brings on
• contributes (to)
• fosters
• introduces
• institutes
• determines
• fathers
• establishes
• develops
• cultivates
• founds
• initiates
• conduces (to)
• begins
• launches
• starts
• renders
• nourishes
• inaugurates
• furthers
• sets
• decides
• nurtures
• sets up
• pioneers
• turns out
• advances
• enacts
• innovates
• forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limits
• restricts
• impedes
• stifles
• controls
• suppresses
• squashes
• arrests
• inhibits
• crushes
• retards
• checks
• represses
• subdues
• smothers
• curbs
• reins (in)
• dampens
• restrains
• kills
• puts down
• destroys
• squelches
• clamps down (on)
• quashes
• cracks down (on)
• cans
• quells
• abolishes
• stills
• extinguishes
• demolishes
• quenches
• liquidates
• snuffs (out)

4

as in sleeps

to engage in sexual intercourse

cats breeding outside our window made a horrible racket last night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sleeps
• mates
• has sex
• does it
• copulates
• fornicates
• fools around

5

as in plants

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set

parents who breed in their children a deep respect for people of all classes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plants
• roots
• sows
• instills
• implants
• inculcates
• embeds
• lodges
• inseminates
• infixes
• drives
• enroots
• pounds
• entrenches
• hammers
• invests
• inoculates
• infuses
• imbues
• suffuses
• ingrains
• steeps
• fixes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of breeds

Noun

Dogs who don't shed as heavily or who have different coat textures are often referred to as hypoallergenic, but there is no consistent evidence that these breeds produce fewer allergens. — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 2 July 2026

The smaller heritage breeds available had higher fat content and varied muscle structure when compared to modern commodity pork. — Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Hens start laying between 18 and 22 weeks old and produce four to six eggs a week from productive breeds, with a noticeable dip in winter. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026

Heat-tolerant breeds carry less mass and larger combs that shed heat. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026

Pet urine and feces from accidents or animals who mark their territory can also add bad odors, and dog breeds that drool excessively can smell worse thanks to extra slobber. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026

This inconsistency inevitably normalizes poor behaviors and breeds pockets of toxicity. — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

But banning specific breeds of dogs isn’t the way to keep people safer, said Holly Sizemore, chief mission officer of Best Friends Animal Society. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026

Verb

Wet clothing doesn’t cause UTIs, but staying in wet clothing, which breeds more moisture and bacteria, does. — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 30 June 2026

When a leader isn't accountable to the process, the word becomes a do-as-I-say cliché that breeds resentment instead of results. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

With age comes experience, however, and Arteta will have a good feel for the influence that breeds. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Under what’s called the sterile insect technique, the government breeds male screwworm flies that can’t reproduce, then releases them into the wild. — Ciara McCarthy. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026

The claim that remote work breeds social isolation is a myth for some; instead, VI believe protects women from an exhausting, artificial stress tax. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2026

But the country’s key tool for suppressing the pest — a facility that breeds sterile flies to halt reproduction of the parasite — isn’t slated to begin operating until November 2027. — Ilena Peng, Fortune, 13 June 2026

But this siege mentality breeds suspicion of outsiders and a defensiveness toward the world. — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

The water grows stagnant and breeds mosquitoes. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026