brood Synonyms
Another word for brood
• verb (Context 1)
To think deeply, moodily, or anxiously about something unpleasant or troubling.
"He sat alone in his study and began to ruminate over the missed opportunity."
• noun (Context 2)
A family of young birds, reptiles, or other animals produced at one hatching or birth.
"The mother duck led her newly hatched clutch down the grassy bank to the pond."
• noun (Context 3)
All the children in a human family, especially when numerous.
"She arrived at the summer picnic with her entire noisy children in tow."
• verb (Context 4)
To sit on eggs in order to heat and hatch them (of a bird).
"The hen will incubate on the nest for three weeks until the chicks emerge."
• verb (Context 5)
To hang or hover closely in a heavy, gloomy, or threatening manner (of silence, clouds, or darkness).
"Dark storm clouds began to loom ominously over the distant mountain peaks."
• adjective (Context 6)
Kept specifically for breeding rather than for labor or food production (used of female animals).
"The farm purchased a healthy breeding mare with an impressive championship pedigree."
Opposites of brood
The opposite of brood shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: