SIRING Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in breeding

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verb

present participle of sire

as in producing

to become the father of the champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners

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Noun

The area supports mangroves and seagrass beds that provide food, shelter and breeding habitat.

— Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Many research dogs come from commercial breeding facilities regulated under the federal Animal Welfare Act as well as state animal-welfare and licensing laws.

— Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of breeding

Verb

After remaining at -13°F for 168 hours, the hydrogel continued producing repeatable electrical signals when exposed to movements such as finger bending and fingertip pressing.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Although far from perfect, AI systems are getting much better at producing clean, reliable code.

— Cheryl Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of producing

Noun

Dam structures are known to sever historical migration corridors, trapping species between feeding grounds and spawning waters.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Chesapeake Bay tributaries are important spawning areas, producing between 70% and 90% of the coastwide population of striped bass.

— Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of spawning

Verb

There is a quiet revolution going on in America, and definitely in Atlanta, in how contemporary men are fathering.

— Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
Shi was also alleged to have committed criminal offenses and violated Buddhist precepts by maintaining relationships with multiple women over a long period and fathering at least one child, according to a notice from the temple’s authority on its WeChat account at that time.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

Definition of fathering

Noun

For those not familiar with the term, anti-natalism is a philosophical stance that views life as unacceptably full of suffering and procreation as a morally indefensible thing.

— Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 6 July 2026
Sex makes its way into the story, first, from the mother’s perspective, as something to be avoided, and then as something that has to lead to procreation—and soon.

— Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 31 May 2026

Definition of procreation

Verb

To remain an entertainment capital demands consistent reinvention, the showroom’s neon glow begetting the nightclub’s flashing LEDs and so on and so forth.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
War begetting still more war, like some deranged biblical prophecy.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026

Definition of begetting

Verb

While many inland striper fisheries are managed via annual stocking of fingerlings, Texoma stands out because its stripers are reproducing naturally.

— Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
The sargassum that began reproducing in the region earlier than usual this year stems from a record 40 million metric tons reported last year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of reproducing

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