Synonyms of pure-blooded

pure-blooded

adjective

ˈpyu̇r-ˌblə-dəd 

variants or pure-blood

as in thoroughbred

of unmixed ancestry

both dogs are pure-blooded Chesapeake Bay retrievers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thoroughbred
• blooded
• purebred
• full-blood
• pedigreed
• well-bred
• full-blooded
• inbred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hybrid
• mixed
• mongrel
• half-blood
• crossbred
• hybridized
• crossed
• interbred
• outcrossed
• half-bred

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pure-blooded

The notion of breed really derives from the nineteenth century, from this Victorian-era idea of pure-blooded dogs that are all descended from the same foundational pair of dogs. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026

Charley Crockett is a pure-blooded Texan. — Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025

Proving one’s status as a pure-blooded Aryan unlocked access to membership in the Nazi Party, to the military and state apparatus, to a university education. — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023