Inbred

6 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Resulting from or exhibiting the characteristics of repeated mating between closely related individuals.

“The isolated island population had become noticeably inbred over many successive generations.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

in·bred

Related Words

Synonyms

connaturalinborn

Antonyms

outbred

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Wordle

Starts with INB and ends in -RED, with no repeated letters across its six positions

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, B and D both score well and the word is a valid and recognisable adjective

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binder brined rebind

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bedin bider birde birne bredi bride brine diner enrib rebid riden rinde beid bein bend beni beri bern bide bien bier bind bine bird

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