brood - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the young of an animal cared for at one time

Synonyms

• brood

More generic

• animal group

More specific

• clutch

Verb

sit on (eggs)

Synonyms

• brood
• cover
• hatch
• incubate

More generic

• multiply
• procreate
• reproduce

Related

• sit
• sit down

Related

• breed
• cover
• hatch

Verb

think moodily or anxiously about something

Synonyms

• brood
• dwell

More generic

• care
• worry

Verb

be in a huff; be silent or sullen

Synonyms

• brood
• grizzle
• stew

More generic

• brood
• pout
• sulk

Verb

be in a huff and display one's displeasure

Synonyms

• brood
• pout
• sulk

More specific

• brood
• grizzle
• stew

Related

• resent

Verb

hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

Synonyms

• brood
• bulk large
• hover
• loom

More generic

• hang

More specific

• dominate
• eclipse
• overshadow

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