BREW: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BREW?

Need another word that means the same as “brew”? Find 32 synonyms and 30 related words for “brew” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Brew” are: ferment, make, prepare, infuse, be in preparation, develop, gather force, loom, be close, be ominously close, be on the way, be on the horizon, be in the offing, be in the wings, be imminent, be threatening, be impending, impend, be just around the corner, brewage, beer, ale, drink, mixture, mix, blend, combination, compound, amalgam, concoction, pot-pourri, melange

Brew as a Noun

Definitions of "Brew" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brew” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A kind of beer.
• A mixture of events, people, or things which interact to form a more potent whole.
• A glass or can of beer.
• A cup or mug of tea or coffee.
• Drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling.

Synonyms of "Brew" as a noun (13 Words)

ale	A general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast in some of the United States an ale is by law a brew of more than 4 alcohol by volume. Traditional cask conditioned ales.
amalgam	An alloy of mercury with another metal usually silver used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams. His theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas.
beer	An alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented malt flavoured with hops. A pint of beer.
blend	The act of blending components together thoroughly. The chutney is a blend of bananas raisins and ginger.
brewage	Drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling.
combination	A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock. Woollen combinations.
compound	(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight. A compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
concoction	The invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose. His testimony was a concoction.
drink	Any liquid suitable for drinking. He heaved the outboard motor into the drink.
melange	A motley assortment of things. A melange of tender vegetables and herbs.
mix	A version of a recording in which the component tracks are mixed in a different way from the original. A dance mix version of This Charming Man.
mixture	An event that combines things in a mixture. Form the mixture into a manageable dough.
pot-pourri	A collection containing a variety of sorts of things.

Usage Examples of "Brew" as a noun

• A dangerous brew of political turmoil and violent conflict.
• He dug a brew out from the cooler and flipped the ringtop.
• She took a sip of the hot reviving brew.
• Small breweries which are able to offer rare brews.

Brew as a Verb

Definitions of "Brew" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brew” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make (tea or coffee) by mixing it with hot water.
• Make (beer) by soaking, boiling, and fermentation.
• Make tea.
• Prepare by brewing.
• Sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor.
• (of an unwelcome event or situation) begin to develop.

Synonyms of "Brew" as a verb (19 Words)

be close	Be priced at.
be imminent	Be identical or equivalent to.
be impending	Be identical to; be someone or something.
be in preparation	Have life, be alive.
be in the offing	Happen, occur, take place.
be in the wings	Have an existence, be extant.
be just around the corner	Be identical or equivalent to.
be ominously close	Occupy a certain position or area.
be on the horizon	Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun.
be on the way	Occupy a certain position or area.
be threatening	To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form.
develop	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace.
ferment	Of a substance undergo fermentation. The drink had fermented turning some of the juice into alcohol.
gather force	Assemble or get together.
impend	(of an event regarded as threatening or significant) be about to happen. It seemed certain that some great trial of strength impended between the opponents.
infuse	Instil (a quality) in someone or something. He did his best to infuse good humour into his voice.
loom	Weave on a loom. Another air plane loomed into the sky.
make	Make or cause to be or to become. Make him an offer he can t refuse.
prepare	To prepare verbally either for written or spoken delivery. She took time off to prepare for her exams.

Usage Examples of "Brew" as a verb

• People have been brewing beer for thousands of years.
• He insisted on sitting us down and then went to brew up.
• The tea is brewing.
• I've just brewed some coffee.
• There was more trouble brewing as the miners went on strike.
• A storm was brewing.
• Within five years the company will brew as much beer in China as in Australia.
• The brewing industry.

Associations of "Brew" (30 Words)

alcohol	Drink containing alcohol. Polyvinyl alcohol.
beer	A general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops. A beer bottle.
beverage	Any liquid suitable for drinking. May I take your beverage order.
cafe	A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
carouse	Revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party. They danced and caroused until the drink ran out.
cocktail	A mixture of substances or factors, especially when dangerous or unpleasant. A cocktail bar.
coffee	A seed of the coffee tree ground to make coffee. A coffee pot.
drink	A social gathering at which alcoholic drinks are served. The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage.
drinker	A person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess. A heavy drinker.
gin	Separate the seeds from cotton with a cotton gin. Gin game.
gulp	An act of gulping food or drink. The chairman gave an audible gulp.
guzzle	Drink greedily or as if with great thirst. The boys guzzled the cheap vodka.
inebriated	Drunk; intoxicated. Helplessly inebriated.
juice	Extract the juice from fruit or vegetables. The batteries have run out of juice.
kava	The shrub from which the kava root is obtained grown in the Pacific Islands.
lemonade	A sweet colourless carbonated drink containing lemon flavouring. A jug of lemonade.
liquor	Water used in brewing. Waste liquors.
mug	The human face kisser and smiler and mug are informal terms for face and phiz is British. He was mugged by three men who stole his bike.
quaff	An alcoholic drink. Porter is a dark malty quaff.
revelry	Lively and noisy festivities, especially when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol. Sounds of revelry issued into the night.
rice	Sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice. Riced boiled potatoes.
sake	Used to express impatience, annoyance, urgency, or desperation. Oh for God s sake snarled Dyson.
scotch	Prevent (a wheel or other rolling object) from moving or slipping by placing a wedge underneath. He soon scotched himself against a wall.
sip	Drink in sips. I sat sipping coffee.
stein	A large earthenware beer mug.
swill	Kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs. A feast swilled down with pints of cider.
tea	A hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water. An Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea.
vino	Fermented juice (of grapes especially.
wine	Drink wine. The regional foods and wines of France.