Synonyms of hybrids

hybrids

noun

plural of hybrid

as in crosses

an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera

a tangelo is a hybrid of the tangerine and the grapefruit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crosses
• crossbreeds
• crossbreds
• mongrels
• intercrosses
• mules
• outcrosses
• half-breds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purebreds
• thoroughbreds
• full-bloods
• purebloods

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hybrids

Like every other automaker, Defender and JLR are navigating a commercial environment that seems to prefer all-electric vehicles, or hybrids, or internal combustion engine cars, depending on the month or even day. — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026

For more than a decade after, human-AI teams ruled the sport until AI alone blew past those hybrids by 2017. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Corn hybrids are classified as early-, midseason, and late-season corn. — Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2026

Okuda was instrumental in helping drive Toyota’s reputation for fuel-efficiency at a time when gas prices were already surging, with models such as its bestseller Camry, as well as the hybrids. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

The 2026 Jeep Cherokee competes against other hybrids like the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V Hybrid. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

Spiritual jazz would devolve into a whole constellation of hybrids and offshoots involving varying degrees of jazz, funk, and electronica. — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Cyborg insects use the creature’s own muscles to move, so such hybrids consume less power than small artificial robots used for similar purposes. — ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

The guild pulling its sponsorship of Urbanworld reflects how AI remains a third rail within the creative community, even as everyone from directors to actors to director-actor-executive hybrids embrace it in different ways. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 30 July 2026