Thoroughbred

Quick meaning: Thoroughbred is an adjective meaning Bred from pure stock.

Meaning

Bred from pure stock.

More Meanings

1. Well-bred and properly educated.
2. (loosely) Any purebred horse.
3. A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).
4. A well-bred person.
5. Alternative letter-case form of Thoroughbred (“horse bred for racing”).

Example Sentences

That athlete is a real thoroughbred.

A CNN analysis of disciplinary records found that the top earning trainers in the sport – whose thoroughbreds win them millions of dollars – have all broken rules meant to keep their horses safe. Trainers slapped with violations have continued racing, pocketing winnings while paying minimal fines. […] During the 2018-2019 season, a staggering 56 horses died at one of the most glamorous racetracks in the country, Santa Anita Park, once home to the famous 1940s thoroughbred Seabiscuit.

Word Forms

• thoroughbreds

Synonyms for thoroughbred

Depending on context, synonyms include pedigree, pedigreed, purebred, pureblood, pureblooded.

Antonyms for thoroughbred

Common opposites include mixed-blood.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include purebred, pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, pedigree, racehorse.

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