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Synonyms for brew

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

concoct ferment impend

All synonyms

Verb

1. Concoct — to foment or prepare, as by brewing

concoct, hatch, mix, plot, contrive, prepare, form, forme US, compound, devise

Other

ferment, grow, gather, threaten, impend

Noun

beer, cup of tea, concoction, brewski informal, brewage

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To foment or prepare, as by brewing.

  2. n. 1

    The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer.

Related words

Word family
brewage brewer brewery brewhouse brewology brewpub brewski brewster
Phrases
builder's brew cold brew cold brew coffee

Forms

Plural
brews → beers, concoctions, brewskis, brewages…
Past participle
brewed
e.g. brewed → concocted, hatched, mixed, plotted…

Example sentences

  • concoct The herbalist will concoct a potion for that.
  • ferment As the food particles ferment, they produce methane.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
brewrising
concoctrising
fermentfalling
impendsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
mix1
4 letters
form1, grow1, beer1, plot1
5 letters
hatch1, forme
6 letters
gather2, devise2, impend2
7 letters
prepare2, ferment2, concoct2, brewski, brewage
8 letters
compound2, threaten2, contrive2
10 letters
concoction3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gather2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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brasser
Español
elaborar
Deutsch
brauen