Synonyms of bred

bred

verb

past tense of breed

1

as in propagated

to bring forth offspring

rabbits will breed very frequently unless they're kept separated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• propagated
• reproduced
• procreated
• multiplied
• produced
• sired
• spawned
• hatched
• engendered
• generated
• begot
• mothered
• parented
• had
• bore
• gendered
• begat
• got

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raised
• fostered
• nurtured
• reared
• cultivated
• taught
• fed
• educated
• nourished
• nursed
• promoted
• schooled
• trained
• brought up
• fathered
• watched
• mothered
• cradled
• indoctrinated
• attended
• mentored
• tutored
• disciplined
• supplied
• prepared
• instructed
• enlightened
• led
• shepherded
• forwarded
• furthered
• minded
• edified
• ministered (to)
• showed
• directed
• guided
• advanced
• cared (for)
• provided (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mistreated
• maltreated
• abused
• ignored
• neglected
• ill-treated
• mishandled
• injured
• harmed
• hurt
• ill-used

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• mistreated
• maltreated
• abused
• ignored
• neglected
• ill-treated
• mishandled
• injured
• harmed
• hurt
• ill-used

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3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• created
• brought
• caused
• generated
• spawned
• produced
• prompted
• induced
• worked
• engendered
• wrought
• invoked
• begot
• brought about
• yielded
• made
• did
• brought on
• effected
• brought forth
• drew on
• catalyzed
• occasioned
• introduced
• effectuated
• begat
• promoted
• cultivated
• fostered
• encouraged
• founded
• inaugurated
• translated (into)
• established
• nurtured
• developed
• pioneered
• resulted (in)
• determined
• launched
• fathered
• initiated
• gave rise to
• instituted
• began
• nourished
• started
• enacted
• rendered
• conduced (to)
• decided
• contributed (to)
• furthered
• forwarded
• set up
• innovated
• set
• turned out
• advanced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restricted
• controlled
• limited
• suppressed
• squashed
• stifled
• smothered
• repressed
• crushed
• killed
• squelched
• impeded
• quashed
• quelled
• restrained
• checked
• curbed
• arrested
• subdued
• retarded
• inhibited
• dampened
• destroyed
• put down
• abolished
• reined (in)
• stilled
• canned
• extinguished
• liquidated
• snuffed (out)
• clamped down (on)
• cracked down (on)
• quenched
• demolished

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• restricted
• controlled
• limited
• suppressed
• squashed
• stifled
• smothered
• repressed
• crushed
• killed
• squelched
• impeded
• quashed
• quelled
• restrained
• checked
• curbed
• arrested
• subdued
• retarded
• inhibited
• dampened
• destroyed
• put down
• abolished
• reined (in)
• stilled
• canned
• extinguished
• liquidated
• snuffed (out)
• clamped down (on)
• cracked down (on)
• quenched
• demolished

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4

as in mated

to engage in sexual intercourse

cats breeding outside our window made a horrible racket last night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mated
• slept
• had sex
• copulated
• did it
• fornicated
• fooled around

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planted
• implanted
• rooted
• inculcated
• inseminated
• instilled
• embedded
• sowed
• lodged
• enrooted
• infixed
• drove
• inoculated
• imbued
• infused
• invested
• steeped
• entrenched
• pounded
• ingrained
• hammered
• engrained
• suffused
• imbedded
• fixed
• intrenched