HALF-BRED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of half-bred

as in crossbred

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noun

as in mongrel

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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

Definition of crossbred

Noun

In between are a bunch of mongrel appliances that leave both humans and technology worse for wear, like a computer, in a 2024 photo by Sara Deraedt, that seems to be giving birth to a wet child.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Reuters reported that the dog involved in the incident was a mongrel, or an unknown breed.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 July 2025

Definition of mongrel

Adjective

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned last week that Russia is planning hybrid strikes with drones or rockets on European countries supporting Ukraine, including Poland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Browsers have become a common target of hackers looking to steal sensitive information, especially in hybrid work environments.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of hybrid

Noun

Football, cross country, Saturday soccer games, football, apple orchards, pumpkin patches.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The image sees Wilson topless and standing with her back to the screen, showing off a massive and elaborate cross that stretches from the top of her shoulders to the top of her pants.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of cross

Adjective

Adoption has been slower in industries with smaller, mixed-brand fleets, such as real estate, home services and specialty contracting, where integrating multiple OEM platforms often outweighs near-term gains.

— Stacey Moser, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Top banking analyst Mike Mayo of Wells Fargo is out with his third-quarter earnings preview, with mixed attitudes on Club names BNY and Goldman Sachs .

— Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of mixed

Noun

Labradoodles are a crossbreed between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle.

— Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
While the findings aren’t a condemnation of any one specific crossbreed, the study’s authors hope the new information will help dispel ongoing myths about designer dogs.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of crossbreed

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