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
• sorts
• stripes
• species
• manners
• natures
• strains
• descriptions
• classes
• likes
• feathers
• kidneys
• categories
• ilks
• persuasions
• models
• specimens
• groups
• samples
• families
• orders
• groupings
• ranks
• divisions
• sets
• brackets
• suites
• grades
• lots
• bunches

breeds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of breed

1

as in propagates

to bring forth offspring

rabbits will breed very frequently unless they're kept separated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• propagates
• reproduces
• multiplies
• sires
• produces
• spawns
• begets
• genders
• procreates
• engenders
• generates
• parents
• mothers
• has
• hatches
• bears
• gets

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
• nurtures
• raises
• nourishes
• promotes
• feeds
• teaches
• cultivates
• rears
• schools
• brings up
• disciplines
• nurses
• mothers
• educates
• fathers
• watches
• cradles
• trains
• mentors
• shepherds
• leads
• supplies
• ministers (to)
• minds
• attends
• tutors
• indoctrinates
• shows
• furthers
• guides
• instructs
• enlightens
• edifies
• forwards
• advances
• cares (for)
• prepares
• directs
• provides (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abuses
• maltreats
• mistreats
• ignores
• ill-treats
• harms
• ill-uses
• neglects
• mishandles
• hurts
• injures

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• abuses
• maltreats
• mistreats
• ignores
• ill-treats
• harms
• ill-uses
• neglects
• mishandles
• hurts
• injures

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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
• spawns
• prompts
• produces
• does
• works
• begets
• effects
• yields
• engenders
• induces
• occasions
• brings about
• invokes
• makes
• catalyzes
• brings on
• brings forth
• promotes
• translates (into)
• encourages
• effectuates
• draws on
• fosters
• institutes
• introduces
• pioneers
• gives rise to
• cultivates
• results (in)
• nurtures
• determines
• fathers
• founds
• develops
• establishes
• contributes (to)
• initiates
• inaugurates
• launches
• nourishes
• renders
• sets
• conduces (to)
• starts
• begins
• furthers
• sets up
• forwards
• turns out
• decides
• enacts
• innovates
• advances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limits
• restricts
• stifles
• impedes
• squashes
• suppresses
• controls
• crushes
• retards
• arrests
• subdues
• inhibits
• smothers
• kills
• checks
• represses
• restrains
• curbs
• dampens
• destroys
• reins (in)
• squelches
• quells
• clamps down (on)
• quashes
• cracks down (on)
• abolishes
• snuffs (out)
• cans
• extinguishes
• demolishes
• stills
• puts down
• quenches
• liquidates

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• limits
• restricts
• stifles
• impedes
• squashes
• suppresses
• controls
• crushes
• retards
• arrests
• subdues
• inhibits
• smothers
• kills
• checks
• represses
• restrains
• curbs
• dampens
• destroys
• reins (in)
• squelches
• quells
• clamps down (on)
• quashes
• cracks down (on)
• abolishes
• snuffs (out)
• cans
• extinguishes
• demolishes
• stills
• puts down
• quenches
• liquidates

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4

as in mates

to engage in sexual intercourse

cats breeding outside our window made a horrible racket last night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mates
• sleeps
• 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
• sows
• roots
• instills
• implants
• inculcates
• lodges
• inseminates
• embeds
• infixes
• drives
• enroots
• pounds
• entrenches
• inoculates
• invests
• hammers
• engrains
• ingrains
• intrenches
• infuses
• imbues
• suffuses
• steeps
• imbeds
• fixes