Synonyms of incubating

incubating

verb

present participle of incubate

1

as in sitting

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop

the hen incubated her eggs for two weeks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sitting
• spawning
• laying
• hatching
• brooding
• setting

2

as in promoting

to help the growth or development of

hopefully, these youthful visits to the museum will incubate an enduring love of art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promoting
• cultivating
• encouraging
• fostering
• nurturing
• advancing
• furthering
• forwarding
• assisting
• advocating
• supporting
• nourishing
• nursing
• endorsing
• funding
• aiding
• financing
• backing
• subsidizing
• championing
• upholding
• underwriting
• publicizing
• indorsing
• advertising
• abetting
• working (for)
• plugging
• boosting
• staking
• patronizing
• endowing
• touting
• agitating (for)
• campaigning (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• inhibiting
• hindering
• discouraging
• prohibiting
• fighting
• opposing
• combating
• forbidding
• combatting
• banning
• frustrating
• proscribing
• barring
• countering
• outlawing
• battling
• enjoining
• interdicting
• checking
• suppressing
• contending (with)
• stifling
• repressing
• squashing
• retarding
• subduing
• arresting
• halting
• squelching
• impeding
• interfering (with)
• obstructing
• hobbling
• encumbering
• snuffing (out)
• shackling
• fettering
• manacling