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sire

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of sire

to become the father of
  • The champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners.
Synonyms of sire

beget, father, get
Words Related to sire

multiply, procreate, propagate, reproduce, spawn

bear, engender, gender, generate, produce

sire

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sire

1 a male human parent
  • His sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer.
Synonyms of sire

dad, daddy, father, old man, pa, papa (also poppa), pop
Words Related to sire

paterfamilias, patriarch

father figure, father image

stepfather
2 a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
  • the revered sire of the impressionist movement in art
Synonyms of sire

author, begetter, creator, establisher, father, founder, founding father, generator, inaugurator, initiator, instituter (or institutor), originator
Words Related to sire

cocreator, cofounder

conceiver, contriver, designer, deviser, formulator, innovator, introducer, inventor, spawner

builder, maker, producer

developer, pioneer, researcher, researchist

organizer, promoter

encourager, galvanizer, inspiration, inspirer
Near Antonyms of sire

disciple, follower, pupil, student, supporter

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