BREEDINGS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

breedings

noun

plural of breeding

as in pedigrees

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended a family of good breeding that is well respected in the community

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Noun

Project Hail Mary’s position will also be tested against new releases from filmmakers with stronger Oscar pedigrees.

— Sophia Morano, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
The pedigrees of the players are, of course, very strong.

— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 17 June 2026

Definition of pedigrees

Noun

Because everyone will have access to the same information, AI will accentuate the value of personal connections, again promoting lineages and networks that at their most extreme may appear to be sinister establishment conspiracies.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Here, however, entire evolutionary lineages may be emerging across archipelagos separated by distances that seem relatively minor on a map.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of lineages

Noun

The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns.

— Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025

Definition of genealogies

Noun

More action means more to unpack, like incestuous bloodlines, secret plots that have been years in the making, the rapidly shifting alliances, and how to tell all the silver-haired Targaryens apart.

— Nic Juarez, Vulture, 15 June 2026
Two Runner is buttressed by a cavalcade of boisterously rootsy country acts all deeply versed in their genre’s bloodlines, who freely celebrate them with aplomb.

— Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026

Definition of bloodlines

Noun

The origins of the Fourth of July date back to July 4, 1776, when the United States unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Unlike the first two installments, Silo season 3 features a split-timeline narrative that introduces a host of new characters and delves into the mystery of the silo's origins.

— Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

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