Antonyms for broody
ˈbru dibroody

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1. broodyadjective

   (Of any creature or person) acting interested in raising young.

   Synonyms:
   ones biological clock is ticking, baby rabies

2. broodyadjective

   Synonyms:
   clucky

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1. brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitteradjective

   a domestic hen ready to brood

   Antonyms:
   viviparous, live-bearing, ovoviviparous, thoughtless

   Synonyms:
   baby-sitter, brood hen, artist's model, babysitter, broody hen, setting hen, sitter

2. broodyadjective

   physiologically ready to incubate eggs

   "a broody hen"

   Antonyms:
   thoughtless, ovoviviparous, viviparous, live-bearing

   Synonyms:
   contemplative, meditative, brooding, pensive, reflective, ruminative, musing, pondering

3. brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminativeadjective

   deeply or seriously thoughtful

   "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";

   Antonyms:
   ovoviviparous, viviparous, live-bearing, thoughtless

   Synonyms:
   contemplative, meditative, brooding, pensive, wistful, reflective, ruminative, musing, pondering

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