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

The internet has become a hotbed for the monetization of almost anything, and as media literacy is in decline — likely not as a result of laziness, but rather overwhelm — it’s never been easier to convert this overwhelm into sales. — Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026

Jacquet was raised in the Ile‑de‑France region in greater Paris, a hotbed for talent. — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

That’s quite a claim from a man who oversees one of the world’s most prolific hotbeds of anti-vaccine conspiracism. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026

Dance In recent years, a small loft above a beauty-supply store in East Williamsburg has emerged as a hotbed of dance experimentation. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026