Synonyms for incubation
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
Related words
- Word family
- incubate incubative incubator
Forms
- Plural
- incubations → broodings…
Example sentences
- brooding You are not brooding and existing in your own head.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| incubation | falling | |
| brooding | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- brooding2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (brooding2 = 2 syllables).