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pregnant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of pregnant

1 containing unborn young within the body

  • we only realized that our cat had been pregnant when she unexpectedly delivered three kittens
Synonyms of pregnant

big, caught, enceinte, expectant, expecting, gone, gravid, heavy, quick [archaic]
Words Related to pregnant

parturient, prenatal

childbearing, gestational

brooding

conceiving, impregnated
Phrases Synonymous with pregnant

with child, with young
Near Antonyms of pregnant

barren, infertile

aborting, miscarrying

delivered
Antonyms of pregnant

nonpregnant

2 clearly conveying a special meaning (as oneʼs mood)

  • a pregnant silence followed the ill-advised attempt at humor
Synonyms of pregnant

eloquent, expressive, meaning, meaningful, revealing, revelatory, significant, suggestive
Words Related to pregnant

graphic (also graphical), pictorial, vivid

evocative, redolent, reminiscent

sententious, weighty

flavorful, full-bodied, rich
Antonyms of pregnant

unexpressive

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