Synonyms of reared

reared

verb

past tense of rear

1

as in raised

to bring to maturity through care and education

watched a documentary on how wolves rear their young

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raised
• bred
• fostered
• nurtured
• taught
• fed
• educated
• cultivated
• nursed
• nourished
• promoted
• brought up
• watched
• attended
• fathered
• cradled
• schooled
• trained
• mothered
• disciplined
• supplied
• instructed
• prepared
• led
• provided (for)
• enlightened
• indoctrinated
• forwarded
• tutored
• mentored
• ministered (to)
• directed
• guided
• furthered
• minded
• cared (for)
• showed
• advanced
• edified
• shepherded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abused
• maltreated
• mistreated
• ignored
• neglected
• mishandled
• ill-treated
• injured
• hurt
• ill-used
• harmed

2

as in erected

to fix in an upright position

it took all the men in the village to rear the frame for the barn, pulling hard at the ropes until all the sides were standing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erected
• raised
• lifted
• hoisted
• pitched
• set up
• upraised
• braced
• elevated
• upended
• put up
• supported
• buttressed
• upheld
• uplifted
• propped (up)
• heightened
• heaved
• craned
• hiked
• upped
• boosted
• shored (up)
• hefted
• picked up
• jacked (up)
• perked (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattened
• leveled
• demolished
• razed
• knocked down
• tore down

3

as in built

to form by putting together parts or materials

the city has plans for rearing a new convention center over the next two years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• built
• constructed
• assembled
• made
• erected
• created
• manufactured
• raised
• designed
• produced
• established
• fabricated
• pieced
• made up
• put together
• set up
• confected
• molded
• shaped
• fashioned
• generated
• rebuilt
• put up
• originated
• concocted
• organized
• hammered
• began
• founded
• invented
• instituted
• fathered
• inaugurated
• conceived
• framed
• forged
• initiated
• prefabricated
• devised
• constituted
• carpentered
• coined
• reconstructed
• handcrafted
• imagined
• reassembled
• contrived
• innovated
• combined
• cooked (up)
• united
• thought (up)
• retrofitted
• threw up
• reedified
• redeveloped
• rigged (up)
• jerry-built

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struck
• destroyed
• dismantled
• flattened
• dismembered
• disassembled
• shattered
• wrecked
• ruined
• leveled
• pulverized
• smashed
• knocked down
• tore down
• demolished
• took down
• devastated
• razed
• exploded
• pulled down
• separated
• divided
• detached
• demounted
• disengaged
• blew up
• ruinated
• disconnected
• disunited
• disjoined

4

as in grew

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care

an amateur who rears rare orchids in a professional-grade greenhouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grew
• cultivated
• produced
• raised
• planted
• harvested
• promoted
• cultured
• tended
• bred
• dressed
• cropped
• propagated
• rooted
• gathered
• sowed
• sprouted
• gleaned
• reaped
• ripened
• germinated
• quickened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• picked
• plucked
• dug
• uprooted
• extirpated
• pulled (up)
• cut
• mowed
• hayed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reared

In Malaysia, that same complexity reared its head in frustrating fashion. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Young Sly was a prime candidate for a life of thuggery, reared by parents who had no business raising kids. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Despite an offseason full of changes on the defensive side of the ball, the same issues that plagued the Cowboys in 2025 reared their head once again in the 2026 opener, as Dallas traveled to New York and fell to the Giants 28-20. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

Of course, that injury never reared its ugly head in the regular season, and Stafford put up a career-best season in Year 17 and won league MVP honors. — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2026

Crags barely visible from the ground reared up above us, and deep crevasses fell away below. — Holden Frith, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026

And, it must be noted, at a time when white Christian nationalism has once more reared its ugly head. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Charles, on the other hand, confessed to being rested and ready, despite working through a last minute technical glitch that had reared its head in the past few days. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Given he was reared in La Masia, any sale of the 22-year-old will represent pure profit for the Catalans, who in the past few days permanently signed the man that kept him out of Hansi Flick’s first XI last season in Joao Cancelo. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026