Synonyms of thoroughbred

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adjective

ˈthər-ə-ˌbred 

as in pedigree

of unmixed ancestry

a thoroughbred dog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pedigree
• blooded
• pedigreed
• purebred
• pure-blood
• full-blood
• well-bred
• pure-blooded
• full-blooded
• inbred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hybrid
• mongrel
• mixed
• crossbred
• half-blood
• outcrossed
• hybridized
• crossed
• interbred
• half-bred
• half-blooded

thoroughbred

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noun

as in full-blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• full-blood
• purebred
• pureblood

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hybrid
• cross
• mongrel
• mule
• crossbred
• crossbreed
• intercross
• outcross

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of thoroughbred

Adjective

John Harding helped the suburb become the seat of thoroughbred horse breeding in America. —Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2024

Young people have turned away from thoroughbred racing and the signature event, despite the presence of headlining musical acts such as Bruno Mars in 2023 and Jack Harlow in 2024. —Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024

Noun

Other New Palo Alto thoroughbreds include fintechs Monzo, Revolut, and Tide, which provides mobile-first banking to SMEs, as well as fast-growing companies such as iPhone challenger Nothing and London-founded Cleo, the conversational AI pioneer that helps young US consumers manage their finances. —Saul Klein, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024

Stable of thoroughbreds: Here, leaders compete with each other instead of working together. —Vince Molinaro, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024