IMPREGNATED Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

impregnated 1 of 2

adjective

as in conceiving

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impregnated

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verb

past tense of impregnate

as in soaked

to wet thoroughly with liquid impregnated the cloth with furniture polish

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Recent Examples of impregnated

Adjective

Autoclave technology takes pre-impregnated carbon-fiber shapes and then cures them under high pressure and temperature to deliver maximum structural rigidity and weight savings. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 4 June 2026 Ahead of the premiere, Fisher and Wigfield sat down to discuss this season’s evolving dynamics, including the surprising bond between Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver) and Ginny, the woman Anne’s late husband cheated on her with, impregnated, and ultimately, left her for. — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 Ask your vet about oral medications, impregnated collars, or topical treatments for pets. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026

Verb

However, following reports that Jagger impregnated Brazilian model Luciana Morad, Hall went to file for divorce only to find out their nuptials were never legally binding. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 My favorite titles reveal that the land of love can be treacherous terrain—migration, murder, parental illness, a stranger impregnated. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 Clothing impregnated with permethrin is another option. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2026 Now, as a parent to two small children myself, Margo’s choice stirred up a lot of feelings for me, especially because this exact narrative — a young, twenty-something woman decides to keep her baby after getting impregnated by a married professor — is also playing out on HBO’s Rooster. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026 Dolores Huerta, 95, who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Chavez, told the newspaper she was raped and impregnated twice by Chavez. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026 Apollo Records ambient-house longplayer impregnated with weed smoke, working simultaneously from the intractable computer logic of vintage IDM and the loose rules of a jam session. — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026 The cliffhanger of the previous season, which saw Lister impregnated by his female self from an alternate universe, is dismissed with a pre-episode text crawl parodying Star Wars, which irreverently moved way too fast to read. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026 Sgualdo’s feature debut tells the story of 15-year-old Emma, who’s impregnated after being raped. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impregnated

Adjective

In a little over a hundred pages, Martin interlaces stark, brooding and intense descriptions of the encounter and her injuries with philosophical, even spiritual, explorations.

— The Know, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
Alvarez was a fan of the brooding, vulnerable bedroom pop that had turned the then-20-year-old, born David Anthony Burke, into a Gen Z sensation.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of brooding

Verb

The table was in such bad shape that the first coat soaked into the wood immediately.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Renewed flood danger Friday Iowa and northwestern Illinois face the greatest risk of flooding rain Friday — a Level 3 of 4 — but more storms are targeting communities in Indiana and Ohio already soaked this week.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of soaked

Adjective

Count these exercises toward your 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity physical activity, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends for pregnant women.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026
Medicaid was meant to provide health care to the vulnerable — a pregnant mother, a disabled father, a poor child — but the most common new enrollee of the past decade has been an able-bodied adult.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of pregnant

Verb

Micromobility skeptic David Zipper has pointed to the bankruptcy wave as proof the category is saturated, not underserved.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Bubble sheet masks are made up of thin pieces of fabric that are saturated with a solution, which bubbles up as the mask sits on the skin.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of saturated

Adjective

The team supports and has always supported the gestational carrier’s right to make medical decisions for herself and for her bodily autonomy.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
The Alaska choice-of-law provision of the parties' gestational agreement does not apply to those questions.

— Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of gestational

Verb

Authorities that same year recovered the body of a man who reportedly drowned in 2002, another man who drowned in 1974, and the body of a man who died of as-yet-undetermined causes after disappearing in 1998.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
The remains of another drowning victim, Donald Smith, who was believed to have drowned in 1974, were found in October 2022.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of drowned

Adjective

Egg freezing, formally called oocyte preservation, is one of the clearest ways to extend a woman’s childbearing years.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
In the United Kingdom, there is a midwife assigned to every childbearing individual, regardless of the risk status of the pregnancy.

— DeAnna Taylor, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025

Definition of childbearing

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