Synonyms of hatch

hatch 1 of 2

noun

as in door

a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened

watertight hatches provided access through the ship's bulkheads

Synonyms & Similar Words

• door
• portal
• gate
• trapdoor
• lattice
• storm door
• portcullis
• double door
• revolving door
• wicket
• postern
• French door
• Dutch door

hatch

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verb

as in to spawn

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop

the mallards and geese have begun hatching in their nests down by the pond

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spawn
• sit
• brood
• lay
• incubate
• set

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hatch

Noun

When the other three hatch a plan to finally break his streak before his wedding, things spiral rapidly out of control. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026

Another sale highlight, and the only item other than the pen and switch set to sell for six figures, was the pressure hatch from the Skylab III command module, flown to and from the United States’ first space station in 1974. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

Verb

Microscopic modifications to bones capture traces of ancient scavenging, and tiny signatures deep inside baby dinosaur bones indicate the moment of hatching. — Kristi Curry Rogers, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

According to the ancient Greeks, a mighty serpent called Ophion incubated an enormous egg that hatched into the universe and all its inhabitants. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026