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

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

The synonyms of “Brood” are: offspring, young, progeny, spawn, family, household, ménage, clan, tribe, grizzle, stew, bulk large, hover, loom, dwell, cover, hatch, incubate, pout, sulk, worry about, fret about, agonize over, moon over, languish over, feel despondent about, grieve over, sulk about, eat one's heart out over, sit on

Brood as a Noun

Definitions of "Brood" as a noun

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

• Bee or wasp larvae.
• A family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth.
• A large family of children.
• The young of an animal cared for at one time.

Synonyms of "Brood" as a noun (9 Words)

clan	A large family. Civil strife has followed as rival clans jockey for power.
family	People descended from a common ancestor. Friends and family can provide support.
household	The establishment and affairs of a royal household. It was a good Christian household.
ménage	A social unit living together.
offspring	An animal’s young. The offspring of middle class parents.
progeny	A descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring. Shorthorn cattle are highly effective in bestowing their characteristics on their progeny.
spawn	The process of producing spawn. The spawn of Satan.
tribe	Group of people related by blood or marriage. She made a stand against the social codes of her English middle class tribe.
young	Young people collectively. Many grebes carry their young on their backs.

Usage Examples of "Brood" as a noun

• A brood of chicks.
• She was brought up as part of a brood of eight.

Brood as a Verb

Definitions of "Brood" as a verb

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

• Be in a huff and display one's displeasure.
• Be in a huff; be silent or sullen.
• (of a fish, frog, or invertebrate) hold (developing eggs) within the body.
• Think moodily or anxiously about something.
• Sit on (eggs.
• (of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch them.
• Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing.
• Think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried.

Synonyms of "Brood" as a verb (21 Words)

agonize over	Suffer agony or anguish.
bulk large	Stick out or up.
cover	Form a cover over. One reason doctors take temperatures is to cover themselves against negligence claims.
dwell	Live in or at a specified place. The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country.
eat one's heart out over	Take in food; used of animals only.
feel despondent about	Come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds.
fret about	Carve a pattern into.
grieve over	Cause to feel sorrow.
grizzle	Be in a huff; be silent or sullen.
hatch	Emerge from the eggs. Hatch the sheet.
hover	Use a mouse or other device to position the cursor over a particular area of a computer screen so as to cause a program to respond (typically by displaying additional information or options), without clicking a button on the device. You can hover your cursor over any button to see an explanation.
incubate	Grow under conditions that promote development. The samples were incubated at 80 C for 3 minutes.
languish over	Become feeble.
loom	Weave on a loom. Another air plane loomed into the sky.
moon over	Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake.
pout	Push one’s lips or one’s bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look sexually attractive. She lounged on the steps pouting.
sit on	Assume a posture as for artistic purposes.
stew	Cook slowly and for a long time in liquid. James will be expecting us so we will let him stew a bit.
sulk	Be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment. He was sulking over the break up of his band.
sulk about	Be in a huff and display one’s displeasure.
worry about	Lacerate by biting.

Usage Examples of "Brood" as a verb

• She had brooded over the subject a thousand times.
• The male pheasant-tailed jacana takes over once the eggs are laid and broods them.
• Birds brood.
• The terrible vision brooded over her all day long.

Associations of "Brood" (30 Words)

bethink	Consider or ponder something carefully. He bethought himself of the verse from the Book of Proverbs.
cogitate	Consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one’s mind. He stroked his beard and retired to cogitate.
consider	Show consideration for take into account. The old man considered his granddaughter thoughtfully.
considerable	Notably large in size, amount, or extent. Went to considerable trouble for us.
contemplate	Think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes. She couldn t even begin to contemplate the future.
contemplation	A long and thoughtful observation. The road is too busy for leisurely contemplation of the scenery.
deep	A deep part of the sea. Deep cuts in the budget.
deliberate	Engage in long and careful consideration. A deliberate attempt to provoke a response.
flock	Of birds congregate in a flock. A flock of paparazzi tailed them all over London.
introspect	Examine one’s own thoughts or feelings. What they don t do is introspect much about the reasons for their plight.
introspection	The contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct. Quiet introspection can be extremely valuable.
meditate	Focus one’s mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation. I set aside time every day to write and meditate.
meditative	Relating to or absorbed in meditation or considered thought. Meditative techniques.
mirror	Reflect as if in a mirror. The clear water mirrored the sky.
mirrored	Having a surface like a mirror; reflective. The room has wall to wall mirrored wardrobes.
mull	Heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink. I mulled over the events of the afternoon.
muse	Reflect deeply on a subject. Yeats muse Maud Gonne.
pensive	Showing pensive sadness. A pensive mood.
ponder	Reflect deeply on a subject. I pondered the question of what clothes to wear for the occasion.
ponderable	Capable of being weighed or considered. Something ponderable from the outer world something of which we can say that its weight is so and so.
reconsider	Consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing. They called on the US government to reconsider its policy.
reflect	Be bright by reflecting or casting light. Charles reflected that maybe there was hope for the family after all.
reflective	Deeply or seriously thoughtful. Reflective glass.
resonate	Be received or understood. The sound resonates well in this theater.
retrospect	Look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember. In retrospect.
ruminate	Chew the cuds. Cows ruminate.
speculate	Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence. Observers speculated that the authorities wished to improve their image.
think	An instance of deliberate thinking. Any writer who so rarely produces a book is not thinking deep thoughts.
thoughtful	Taking heed giving close and thoughtful attention. How very thoughtful of you.
thoughtfully	With consideration for the needs of other people. He stared thoughtfully into the fire.