BROODS Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

broods 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of brood

as in spawns

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop don't disturb the hen while she's brooding

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noun

plural of brood

as in clutches

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Recent Examples of broods

Verb

Set in the evening, the scene broods as an unknown figure, only identifiable by his terrible Lego haircut and furry boots, stomps toward the Stallion Saloon. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 June 2026 Veteran model Eva Herzigova is pictured in a sculptural skirt suit, while Liu Wen broods in a puffy leather bomber jacket. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for broods

Verb

The average female lionfish spawns around 27,000 eggs every three days, so unsurprisingly, the species quickly spread throughout the Caribbean, up the East Coast and east to the Bahamas.

— Rachel Nuwer, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
The Lifeform spawns from a black, bacterial mold that infests the yellow wallpaper and moist carpets.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Definition of spawns

Noun

Not surprisingly, more and more households in France are installing air conditioning.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
More broadly, spiraling mortgage and rent costs have hindered Gen Zers and younger millennials from forming independent households, researchers say.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Definition of households

Verb

To win in that crowded and hot sector, SpaceX will need to go super-big on capex for data centers and R&D that hatches fresh enterprise products.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Trump’s obsession with gold has led his critics to compare him to the Bond villain Goldfinger, a bullion dealer who hatches a plan to irradiate the gold in Fort Knox in order to increase the value of his own supply.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of hatches

Noun

The American Red Cross has declared an emergency blood shortage after the supply fell 25% in June.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Butlers are kicked in the shins and told their children are ugly; a patriarch’s idiotic military decisions are venerated for their spirit; blood spilling out of a servant’s wound is more an issue for the rug.

— Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of blood

Verb

Many travelers know it for its waterfall, but the real beauty is in the way the community sits between mountains, beaches, farms, and everyday Dominican life.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Peter the Great’s dream The Sea of Azov is an inland sea that sits between the southern shores of Ukraine and Russia, a kind of an appendix to the bigger Black Sea.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 15 July 2026