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 Scarce cultural assets are born organically, not bred artificially, and these assets are where pricing power lives. — George Wells, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 The animal, fizzing with the inexhaustible energy of a creature bred for hauling chockablock toboggans, was confined to a tiny pen, a mere twenty feet square, behind the neighbor’s trailer. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 One of the wolves also showed unusually low genetic diversity, something often associated with small, isolated populations or animals that may have been selectively bred. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 There’s a lot of talk about dogs being bred and sold, and Lopez said she’s seen evidence of animals being mistreated. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 There are both yellow and red tomato varieties bred for heat tolerance, with smaller cherry and plum varieties generally handling high temperatures better than larger varieties. — The Spruce, 28 June 2026 The rash was much milder in mice bred with defective itch-sensing nerve cells. — ABC News, 27 June 2026 More than 20 dogs and puppies have been rescued after officers shut down a Statesville dog fighting kennel where men bred, trained, sold and tied up pit bull type dogs and posted about it on Facebook. — Julia Coin june 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026 These stunning, resilient shrub roses are bred to thrive in heat and humidity, resisting related diseases. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026

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Verb

Over time, that standard propagated across the broader platform.

— Vishal Saxena, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
This is the notion, endlessly propagated online, that white populations in modern Western countries are being replaced by brown and Black alien populations, and that this replacement is a project — commonly attributed to Jews.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

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On Friday, Caine specifically raised concerns about the US munitions stockpile and other potential negative implications, according to the sources.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
He was born in Kansas City and raised in the small city of Emma, Missouri, located along Interstate 70, according to his profile on Ballotpedia.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Definition of raised

Verb

Along the way, some businesses failed while others became neighborhood institutions that, collectively, created a place where almost every storefront seemed to have a story behind it.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Melanie Barcenas and Gia Corley created difficult tests for Dickey.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026

Definition of created

Verb

If your bed is already planted, topdress the soil with a few inches of organic matter like wood chips, straw, leaf mold, or pine bark instead of mixing it into the soil.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
Rough stone walls, planted roofs, sandy plaster and warm wood allow the buildings to recede into the landscape.

— Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of planted

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But the deeper misconception, Zacharia and other scholars say, is that there exists a single, correct ancient world the film could have reproduced.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
By doing this, the researchers effectively reproduced some of that ultrathin-film behavior inside a solid chunk of material.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

Definition of reproduced

Verb

Christie’s has fostered their relationship with tech wealth by being aggressively open to selling NFTs, for example.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026
Politically, the World Cup fostered a rare sense of unity and cultural appreciation, bridging divides and celebrating diverse communities.

— Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of fostered

Verb

The apartments brought thousands of new residents, many with the disposable income developers and national retailers covet.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Knight brought both belts into the ring, distracting the referee by throwing the world title in the ring.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026