Synonyms of crossbred

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adjective

ˈkrȯs-ˈbred 

as in hybrid

being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera

a beautiful crossbred dog who had the pleading eyes of a beagle and the body of a greyhound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hybrid
• mixed
• cross
• hybridized
• mongrel
• grade
• cold-blooded
• half-bred
• crossed
• outcrossed
• dihybrid
• interbred
• trihybrid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purebred
• blooded
• thoroughbred
• full-blood
• full-blooded
• inbred
• pedigreed
• straightbred
• linebred

crossbred

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noun

as in crossbreed

an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera

a puppy that was clearly a crossbred of a beagle and a dachshund

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hybrid
• crossbreed
• cross
• mongrel
• intercross
• outcross
• mule
• half-bred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thoroughbred
• full-blood
• purebred
• pureblood

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crossbred

Adjective

And in April, state broadcaster CCTV reported that researchers had created more than 200 clone embryos of wild yaks (including the golden wild yak) and their crossbred offspring. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

The crossbred nature of Goodspeed Musicals’ various developmental programs means that the loss of the Terris Theatre for a year will not shut down the flow of new musicals at the organization. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2026

This type of crossbred dairy cow can produce 25,000 pounds of milk, and when her milking days are over, she can be slaughtered for premium beef because of body characteristics that make her meat uniform and desirable for eating. — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023

Cosmopolitan chickens will never win over industrial farmers who depend on economies of scale to turn a profit, but Vanmechelen sees a different market for his crossbred chickens. — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2016