Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thoroughbred
3 senses of thoroughbred
Sense 1
thoroughbred -- (a well-bred person)
=> adult, grownup -- (a fully developed person from maturity onward)
Sense 2
thoroughbred -- (a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares)
=> racehorse, race horse, bangtail -- (a horse bred for racing)
Sense 3
thoroughbred, purebred, pureblood -- (a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses)
=> animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
Antonyms of adj thoroughbred
1 sense of thoroughbred
Sense 1
pedigree (prenominal), pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred -- (having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal)
INDIRECT (VIA purebred) -> crossbred -- (bred from parents of different varieties or species)
Similarity of adj thoroughbred
1 sense of thoroughbred
Sense 1
pedigree (prenominal), pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred -- (having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal)
=> purebred (vs. crossbred) -- (bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain)