INFIXES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

infixes

verb

present tense third-person singular of infix

as in etches

to produce a vivid impression of a puzzling detail that had been infixed in the detective's mind for over a decade

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as in plants

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set a football coach celebrated for infixing in his players an all-consuming will to win

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In simple terms, TERA-print sells a tabletop printer that etches microscopic designs onto specialized surfaces for use in bioengineering and similar laboratory applications.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2026
In the 1990s, in parallel with the work on optimal channel networks, geomorphologists developed powerful landscape evolution models to capture this constant adjustment and show the mechanism by which Hack’s law etches itself on the landscape.

— Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026

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Moving plants indoors during cold snaps can keep mums in flower longer.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2026
The repeal’s effect on power companies’ present-day decisions – which plants to continue to operate, what to build and with what pollution controls built in – affects the electricity prices consumers pay now and over the coming decades.

— Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

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Malcolm Arnold’s 2,000-square-foot business, Apple Core Electronics, on Flushing Avenue in Bushwick makes exterior intercom panels, sets their wiring, punches buttons and engraves addresses.

— New York Times, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The company also engraves the names of the two teams, the final score, the location of the game and its date on the trophy base.

— Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 6 Feb. 2026

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Its rural nature — isolated from the rest of the country and with many of its communities accessible only by air or water — breeds a self-reliance.

— Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
The company granted Hayes free food for life at any location, though familiarity, to misquote an old adage, breeds boredom.

— Tom Roland, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of breeds

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However, her performance soon takes on a more grounded, childlike cadence, which roots the supposedly amnesiac Margot a little too firmly within the literal, especially for a tale whose poetry lies in its uncanniness.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Instead, Nowell roots the band’s sound in the mid-’90s and keeps his vocal mannerisms as close to Bradley’s as possible.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026

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