Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Antonyms for halfbreed


Grammar : Noun
Spell : haf-breed, hahf-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæfˌbrid, ˈhɑf-



Definition of halfbreed

Origin :
  • "person of mixed race," 1760; as an adjective by 1762. Half-blooded in this sense is from c.1600.
  • As in mongrel : noun animal of mixed background
  • As in half blood : noun sibling sharing one parent
  • As in half-breed : noun mixed creation
  • As in hybrid : noun composite, mixture
Example sentences :
  • The Halfbreed was inimitably cool, his face was a perfect mask.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • In fact, we ducked for shelter, all but the Halfbreed, who stood straight and still.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • He rushed in and came out again, dragging the Halfbreed at arm's length.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • The Halfbreed offered to retire from the game, but Marks would not hear of it.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • Sweat stood on Marks's forehead, though the Halfbreed was utterly calm.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • For the Halfbreed had thrown down a royal flush in diamonds.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • "Seems to me everything's healing up but that hand," said the Halfbreed.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • He suffered intense pain, so that Jim or the Halfbreed had to be ever by him.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • I saw the Halfbreed's hand go out as if to clutch the rifle.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • The Halfbreed had crawled ahead a mile or so, and he came back to where we lay.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

Synonyms for halfbreed

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019