THOROUGHBRED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈthər-ə-ˌbred

Definition of thoroughbred

as in blooded

of unmixed ancestry a thoroughbred dog

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thoroughbred

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noun

as in full-blood

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Recent Examples of thoroughbred

Adjective

Initially developed as the only Kentucky-style thoroughbred farm in California, it is currently operated as a horse training and boarding facility with an extensive farming operation, SLOCal’s website said. — Libbey Hanson, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The moves were intended to strengthen thoroughbred racing’s premier events. — Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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The two-week turnaround from the Derby to the Preakness, which used to be commonplace, is considered a nonstarter for many trainers and owners given that most elite thoroughbreds now typically go a month or more between races. — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 The Triple Crown races are only for three-year-old thoroughbreds. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thoroughbred

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Her struggles with mental illness, which led to a long hospitalization and visits to her home by the NYPD, led to the cold-blooded killing that rattled the entire neighborhood.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Oct. 2026
When the third act slows down to dramatize the hours of Altman’s ouster from OpenAI, Guadagnino has almost no way of generating the sort of ice-blooded intrigue that runs in Fincher’s veins.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of blooded

Noun

Carnevor is the only restaurant in Wisconsin to carry MUSE Australian full-blood wagyu steak, produced by cattle with 100% Japanese genetics, but raised with Australia’s industry-leading care practices.

— USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
About six months ago, Carnevor introduced MUSE Australian full-blood Wagyu steak to its menu ($37 per ounce).

— Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025

Definition of full-blood

Adjective

Uniting a mouthwatering younger pedigree talent package, the down-the-decades drama series is freely inspired by tragic events which took place at the remote mountain hamlet of Tor in the high Pyrenees.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Newer college rankings focus less on pedigree and more on outputs, like a good job.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of pedigreed

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