Synonyms for crossbreeding
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Hybridization
2. Interbreeding
Definitions
- n. 1
The process or the result of crossbreeding.
Forms
- Plural
- crossbreedings → hybridizations, crossings, crosses, interbreedings…
Example sentences
- cross This cross street is busy with pedestrian traffic.
- crossing You should be careful in crossing the busy street.
- hybridization Hybridization concerns the mule.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| crossbreeding | falling | |
| cross | steady | |
| crossing | steady | |
| hybridization | rising | |
| miscegenation | rising | |
| interbreeding | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- cross1
- 8 letters
- crossing2
- 13 letters
- hybridization5, interbreeding, miscegenation, hybridisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crossing2 = 2 syllables).