Synonyms of procreating

procreating

verb

present participle of procreate

as in reproducing

to bring forth offspring

the common perception that our Puritan forebears procreated more out of a sense of duty than from desire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reproducing
• propagating
• multiplying
• breeding
• producing
• spawning
• generating
• parenting
• begetting
• having
• hatching
• siring
• mothering
• getting
• engendering
• gendering
• bearing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of procreating

Van Winkle’s sign said that bombing for peace was the equivalent of procreating for virginity. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026

Many took issue with the underlying assumption that the people who ought to be procreating are heterosexual, married couples and that conception is usually possible without the help of IVF. — Emma Kennedy, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025

Larkin, a proto-punk, poked fun at the way humans, just by procreating, pass their worst traits to their children and beyond, through infinity. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Nov. 2025