BROODS Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

broods 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of brood

as in spawns

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop don't disturb the hen while she's brooding

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broods

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noun

plural of brood

as in clutches

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Recent Examples of broods

Verb

Set in the evening, the scene broods as an unknown figure, only identifiable by his terrible Lego haircut and furry boots, stomps toward the Stallion Saloon. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 June 2026 Veteran model Eva Herzigova is pictured in a sculptural skirt suit, while Liu Wen broods in a puffy leather bomber jacket. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for broods

Verb

Molluscum is caused by a virus and spawns the pimple-like bumps.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Aug. 2026
But the software wrapped around it reinserts the objective on every turn, stores progress to a file, spawns subagents, retries on failure, and keeps going until a verifier says the task is done.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of spawns

Noun

The team allows small single-compartment clutches or clear bags measuring no more than 5 by 9 inches.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Jewel-case clutches, basket bags, vanity cases and new cylindrical bag silhouettes were displayed alongside kitten heels, pumps and sandals designed for a stroll along the Mediterranean.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of clutches

Verb

Piper hatches a scheme to reclaim what she’s lost, with the house’s ghostly inhabitant as her unlikely inhabitant.

— Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026
That detour plays into the hand of Mayor Humdinger who hatches a dirty rotten plan to mine the isle of its gem resources, a development that imperils all.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of hatches

Noun

Using data from powerful telescopes, the show will send you zooming through space with images of star clusters, black holes and much more.

— Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Instead, several particles stick together and form larger clusters before sulfuric acid condenses around them.

— Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of clusters

Noun

How Doctors Diagnose and Treat It Health care providers use the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders to classify trypanophobia as a specific phobia of the blood-injection-injury type.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
The kids age normally, can eat food and drink blood, and have inherited some of their dad’s special powers.

— Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of blood

Verb

The deeply pretty Georgian manor house, all honeyed Bath stone, sits at the end of an avenue of sky-high beech and lime trees, surrounded by exquisite gardens like a Jane Austen film set.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The proposal now sits with Congress, where lawmakers will have to decide whether to take it up.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sits

Noun

My interview with Altman had been arranged weeks earlier, just as the first revelations emerged about swarms of rogue AI agents conspiring to hack websites.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Drone swarms were used to provide targeting information to ground units, while tactical UAVs, armed helicopters and unmanned ground vehicles coordinated attacks against simulated targets.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026