OUTCROSS Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

outcross

noun

Definition of outcross

as in intercross

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Recent Examples of outcross If a population is highly inbred, then individuals who are not relations by social custom may still be so genetically similar to a point where the pairing can not credibly be stated as an outcross. — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2012

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Noun

Not refreshed old engines, not some mild-hybrid workaround, but genuinely new small-blocks designed to keep eight cylinders doing what eight cylinders have been doing for decades.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
The Gen4 design follows ProLogium’s earlier hybrid-solid-state Gen3 technology.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of hybrid

Noun

Labradoodles are a crossbreed between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle.

— Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
While the findings aren’t a condemnation of any one specific crossbreed, the study’s authors hope the new information will help dispel ongoing myths about designer dogs.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of crossbreed

Noun

In between are a bunch of mongrel appliances that leave both humans and technology worse for wear, like a computer, in a 2024 photo by Sara Deraedt, that seems to be giving birth to a wet child.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Reuters reported that the dog involved in the incident was a mongrel, or an unknown breed.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 July 2025

Definition of mongrel

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Football, cross country, Saturday soccer games, football, apple orchards, pumpkin patches.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The image sees Wilson topless and standing with her back to the screen, showing off a massive and elaborate cross that stretches from the top of her shoulders to the top of her pants.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

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