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

History of the Samoyed breed One of the oldest breeds of dogs, Samoyeds can trace their history back 4,000 years. — Tanya Edwards, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Samoyeds are friendly, active, affectionate, extremely loyal dogs that like to be on the go, get along with all animal breeds — including cats — and never met a stranger. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Siamese and other Oriental breeds, for example, show higher rates of wool sucking and fabric consumption. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

This is especially helpful for larger breeds, senior dogs and pets with arthritis or mobility issues. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 7 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

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

Verb

Success breeds overconfidence; overconfidence hardens into presumption; and presumption eventually obscures the actual source of momentum. — Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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

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