Synonyms of thoroughbred

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adjective

ˈthər-ə-ˌbred 

as in pedigree

of unmixed ancestry

a thoroughbred dog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pedigree
• blooded
• pedigreed
• purebred
• pure-blood
• full-blood
• well-bred
• pure-blooded
• full-blooded
• inbred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

thoroughbred

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noun

as in full-blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• full-blood
• purebred
• pureblood

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hybrid
• cross
• mongrel
• mule
• crossbred
• crossbreed
• intercross
• outcross

Examples of thoroughbred in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The couple were yesterday afternoon photographed at Cowdray Park Polo Club–which is situated on the Pearson family’s 16,000-acre ancestral estate in west Sussex–with Turner accepting a piggyback ride from this most thoroughbred stallion. —Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 3 July 2024

The legendary Calumet Farm dominated thoroughbred racing under founding owner William Monroe Wright (1924-32) and his son Warren Wright Sr. (1932-50) and Warren’s daughter, Lucille Parker Wright Markey (1950-82). —Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024

Noun

In 2008, a study of thoroughbreds, greyhounds and Olympic athletes, published in the Journal of Experimental Biology concluded that there is a physical limit to how fast any animal can run – including humans – and that thoroughbreds may have reached that limit. —Sorcha Bradley, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 June 2024

Several studies have concluded that thoroughbreds may have reached their biological speed limits, but not all scientists agree. —Sorcha Bradley, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 June 2024