Synonyms for spawn
spɔn

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1. spawn(verb)

   the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs

2. engender, breed, spawn(verb)

   call forth

   Synonyms:
   cover, get, mother, father, multiply, sire, bring forth, breed, beget, engender, generate

3. spawn(verb)

   lay spawn

   "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"

   Synonyms:
   engender, breed

Dictionary of English Synonymes(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. spawn(n.)

   Synonyms:
   eggs (of fish or of frogs), hard roe

2. spawn(n.)

   Synonyms:
   (Bot.) mycelium, filaments (from which fungi originate)

3. spawn(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   [In contempt.] generate, produce, bring forth

4. spawn(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   [in contempt.] issue

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. spawn(n)

   Synonyms:
   roe, ova, eggs (of fishes, frogs, etc.), mycelium

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "spawn":

   hobnob, spawning, breed, spawns, reproduce, spawned

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How to use spawn in a sentence?

1. Inga Saffron:

   The difference being they were catching the sturgeon as they were migrating to spawn, not only did they kill the fish, they killed future generations of fish.

2. Yaniv Levi:

   We're only at the beginning, it's the first year, and we expect that in the coming years we will be able to spawn 1,000 hatchlings a year.

3. Erik Pevernagie:

   When the mind is burdened voluntary silence can spawn release and wellness. It has the power to create spiritness and space for imagination. It can lead to a reviving retreat into a world with new perspectives.

4. Michael Milstein:

   There are some indications that large numbers of sardines did spawn successfully last year, but we won’t know what difference that makes until those juvenile fish survive for a few more years.

5. Robert King:

   I think we knew [it would spawn conversation], for the most part, you know when you’re not going for a straight, down-the-middle happy ending that there are going to be people who have strong points of view about it.

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