REARED Synonyms: 190 Similar and Opposite Words

reared

verb

Definition of reared next

past tense of rear

as in raised

to bring to maturity through care and education watched a documentary on how wolves rear their young

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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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of reared Bost and her husband are raising two daughters in Calhoun, the same small river town dominated by the region’s multibillion-dollar carpet industry where she was reared. —

Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026 The massive horse – the biggest in the race – reared up as he was being led to the starting gate and flipped over backward, tossing his jockey Alex Achard to the ground. —

Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 2 May 2026 Extinction reared its ugly head once again — this time, the target was a massive animatronic dinosaur. —

Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 But after one parent was killed by a merlin — a small falcon that lives throughout the Great Lakes region — the nest’s eggs were taken to the University of Michigan Biological Station in Pellston, where veterinarians hatched and reared the chicks, Pepper included. —

Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 This person has not reared their head yet. —

Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 While at the facility, the bear cubs are being reared by animal caretakers who are employing bear masks, animal furs and scents to disguise themselves while interacting with them in hopes of limiting their comfort and potential dependence on humans. —

Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 The team fitted 105 juvenile salmon reared in captivity with an acoustic tracking tag and an implant. —

Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026 Rockies’ law — anything that can go wrong, will go wrong — reared its ugly head Tuesday night in Houston. —

Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026

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Any Avs postseason game refereed by Kelly Sutherland automatically starts with one eyebrow raised.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 May 2026
Uhrman, who raised two children while building a successful career as a media and entertainment executive, speaks from experience.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026