Synonyms of hotbed

hotbed

noun

ˈhät-ˌbed 

as in center

a place or environment that favors the development of something

prerevolutionary Boston was viewed as a hotbed of treason by the British

Synonyms & Similar Words

• center
• mecca
• nest
• nursery
• hub
• capital
• hothouse
• seminary
• seedbed
• focus
• nidus
• breeding ground
• crucible
• base
• nucleus
• seat
• core
• heart
• headquarters
• eye
• cynosure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hotbed

Eric Hartman a strong late-round find Eric Hartman was Atlanta’s 2024 20th-round pick out of Okotoks, Alberta, just outside of Calgary, which is not exactly a hotbed of young baseball talent. — Keith Law, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Go inside the football hotbed that leads Georgia’s 159 counties in prospects per capita. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026

Coventry was a hotbed of anti-monarchist sentiment, and Benajah's role during the American Revolution was to spread the word that the British were on the march. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

That, combined with reams of uncleared rubble, create a hotbed for mosquitoes and rodents, according to Mohanna, the water municipality spokesperson. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026