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

The company also presented the TUOYUAN wheeled humanoid robot, which combines an embodied AI foundation model with force-position hybrid control.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
And now, employers are increasingly insisting on hybrid schedules or even a full-time return to the office.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 July 2026

Definition of hybrid

Noun

Mercado opened the scoring in the 17th minute, slipping behind the Wave's back line before meeting Ainsley McCammon’s cross with a header for her third goal in three matches.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 2026
In the coming Supreme Court season, the issue will again be in the cross-hairs.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 July 2026

Definition of cross

Adjective

As the days went on, Mainoo cut a forlorn figure walking through various mixed zones, often being among the first to board the team bus.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Very early in the morning, however, the moon will make a series of aspects — with Mars, Saturn and Mercury retrograde — that could potentially trigger everything from feelings of restlessness to emotional reactions due to mixed signals.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 July 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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