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

Cavalier spaniels, terriers, and basenjis are ideal breeds for small apartments. —The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026

The Golden Retriever, German Shepherd, and the Dachshund round out the top five most popular breeds for 2025, according to the AKC. —Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026

Facility breeds beagles for research Ridglan Farms is a facility about 30 miles outside Madison, Wisconsin, in Blue Mounds and licensed by the state as a dog breeding operation. —Quinn Clark, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

In fact, those breeds of dogs do exist. —Katelyn Chef, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026

Animals of all breeds, ages, sizes, and energy levels will be available at participating shelters, all of which routinely vaccinate, spay/neuter and microchip animals before adoption. —Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026

The Baker family grows 200 coleus varieties, including 40 original breeds sold at the greenhouse. —Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026

Among dog breeds with more than 100 intakes recorded in 2025, some had notably high success rates. —Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026

Only the most top athletic dog breeds can compete such as Belgian Malinois, Dutch Shepherds and German Shepherds. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026

Verb

In March, a similar operation led to 27 people being arrested and over 20 dogs taken from the facility, which breeds the dogs to sell for scientific research. —Quinn Clark, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026

At best, that friction breeds not only generational ambiguity, but a sort of bidirectional bliss. —Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2026

Even a serial murderer can falsely accuse an innocent person of his crime and suffer no consequences, which breeds disrespect for the legal system. —Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026

But Turkey now breeds the felines. —Emily Feng, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026

Which, in theory, breeds simmering chaos. —Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026

Jeff says that discipline in placement is key to scaling for businesses, as strategic spots at natural pauses yield sustainable results, while hiding or oversaturating them breeds blindness. —Matthew Kayser, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026

Curiosity breeds knowledge, and knowledge breeds resilience. —Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2026

Success breeds a kind of intoxicating confidence. —Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026