Synonyms of pregnant

pregnant

adjective

ˈpreg-nənt 

1

as in gone

containing unborn young within the body

we only realized that our cat had been pregnant when she unexpectedly delivered three kittens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gone
• caught
• expecting
• expectant
• gravid
• with young
• conceiving
• prenatal
• enceinte
• big
• with child
• heavy
• parturient
• childbearing
• gestational
• quick
• impregnated
• brooding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonpregnant
• infertile
• barren
• delivered
• miscarrying
• aborting

2

as in suggestive

clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood)

a pregnant silence followed the ill-advised attempt at humor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suggestive
• revealing
• meaning
• eloquent
• expressive
• reminiscent
• meaningful
• revelatory
• significant
• graphic
• vivid
• graphical
• pictorial
• evocative
• flavorful
• rich
• full-bodied
• redolent
• weighty
• sententious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unexpressive

Examples of pregnant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2016, Wyoming prosecutors charged him with the murder of 28-year-old Christine Ruth Thornton, a Texas native who was pregnant at the time of her death in 1977. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024

It is considered a serious condition and can be dangerous or life-threatening, especially to older adults, people with weak immune systems and pregnant people. —Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024

One reason: New Haitian immigrants must wait six to eight weeks to get into a program that provides supplemental food for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, or non-breastfeeding postpartum women, as well as for children and infants. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024

And the share of legislators who were pregnant or gave birth while serving has more than doubled, from 12 to 30. —Torey Van Oot, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024