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brood
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of brood (Entry 2 of 2)
1
as in litter, hatch
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for brood
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for brood
- ancestor,
- antecedent,
- father,
- forebear
- (also forbear),
- forebearer,
- forefather,
- grandfather,
- parent,
- primogenitor,
- progenitor
2
as in bevy
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for brood
- array,
- assemblage,
- band,
- bank,
- batch,
- battery,
- block,
- bunch,
- clot,
- clump,
- cluster,
- clutch,
- collection,
- constellation,
- group,
- grouping,
- huddle,
- knot,
- lot,
- muster,
- package,
- parcel,
- passel,
- set,
- suite
- agglomeration,
- assortment,
- hodgepodge,
- jumble,
- miscellany,
- mixture,
- odds and ends,
- sundries,
- variety
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for brood
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