BRED Synonyms: 180 Similar and Opposite Words

bred

verb

past tense of breed

as in propagated

to bring forth offspring rabbits will breed very frequently unless they're kept separated

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as in raised

to bring to maturity through care and education he was bred to a life in the military by his father, himself an army captain

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as in created

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) this habit of favoring one employee over the others will breed resentment

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as in slept

to engage in sexual intercourse cats breeding outside our window made a horrible racket last night

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as in planted

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set parents who breed in their children a deep respect for people of all classes

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Recent Examples of bred Sometimes a young cow may not be bred during the rut, but will come back in heat later in the year. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026 There are several types of dogs that were originally bred for work, making these breeds excellent hiking partners. — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 Heifers are bred from between 12 to 15 months of age, and calves have a gestation period just under a year before staying up to 10 months with their mothers. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026 Losing has bred frustration and, with it, the soundtrack of the Angels’ summer consists of frustrated jeers and urges for Moreno to be out. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Over centuries, hundreds of thousands of varieties and cultivars have been bred from them, making the plant family one of the largest in the world. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 The fledglings of the bird, which is native to New Zealand, were bred this year. — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026 While some varieties can grow quite tall, newer varieties have been bred for a smaller size and are perfect for containers, says Montgomery. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026 Nashville-bred alternative favorites Bully will headline the DIY-minded event. — John D. Luerssen, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026

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Peperomia Many types of peperomia can be propagated from stem or leaf cuttings, including varieties like the watermelon peperomia, string of turtles, and baby rubber plant.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2026
Stone was the consummate anti-Boomer Boomer, his best work existing in opposition to the official stories propagated by a top-down media infoscape.

— Darren Franich, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

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Bear 620 was raised with her cousin, Bear #690 (Bean), who won the Fat Bear Week Junior competition in 2022.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
Speaking a week after the Federal Open Market Committee raised benchmark borrowing rates by a quarter percentage point, Paulson said inflation trends are still worrying.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of raised

Verb

The delay again has created a potential cash crunch for districts during the wait for their cut — often a main revenue source for local governments — and added to the pile of complaints about the county’s decade-long property tax system upgrade.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Bees take advantage of vegetation and openings in forest canopies created by disturbances such as disease, storms, wind, beavers and fire.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of created

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For the most part, garlic grows best if it’s planted about a week or two after the first killing frost in the fall, followed by exposure to several months of cool weather before the spring season starts.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2026
Every single pizza here is its own feast of bold flavor combinations, and there's no surprise that the first place that Martucci planted his flag outside of Italy was Miami's artsy Wynwood District.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of planted

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Instead of providing more security, its obfuscation tactics challenged experts, who then reproduced—and improved upon—the result.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Other paintings and drawings are reproduced through embroidery, embossing and enameled charms, which adorn decorative chains.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of reproduced

Verb

This was fostered largely by organizations such as the Knights of Columbus—a Roman Catholic fraternal organization founded by an Irish American priest—that embraced Italian Catholic immigrants and lobbied Congress for a federal Columbus Day.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
James says for decades that the nonprofit has always fostered a safe environment, but after gunfire rang out at Sunday's youth football game at Wisner Stadium, that security was shaken.

— Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of fostered

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In other cases, Virginia prosecutors have previously brought their own expert witnesses to counter an insanity defense at trials or even disputed the claims without their own expert, according to reports and court records.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service (Alpert JFS) brought MHFA to Palm Beach County in 2014 and has since trained thousands of community members (at no cost) to be that first line of support.

— Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026