GELDING Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of gelding

as in mare

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verb

present participle of geld

as in castrating

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality by the time of the fourth rewrite, the screenplay had pretty much been gelded of all originality

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Noun

Meanwhile, a 7-year-old gelding owned by former NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme won the Grade II, $500,000 New Orleans Classic — and set a track record. — ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026 Trainer Shea Stuart's 7-year-old Cyber Secret gelding, a three-time local winner with 10 board finishes, tuned up with two races in open company. — Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2026

Verb

Those scenarios are plausible because college and pro sports are loaded with examples of teams gelding themselves to keep a star player happy. — Mac Engel april 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 By gelding a choirboy, the Church would suspend his gossamer vocal cords so that a child’s song could live on in a man’s throat, backed, crucially, by a man’s powerful lungs. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gelding

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gelding

Noun

Three horses have been struck by vehicles on Assateague Island this summer; two of them have died, including a beloved mare last week.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of mare

Noun

His son, Lloyd, nurtures Reddmare, and Lloyd’s son, Dwayne, rides Reddmare’s colt, O’Boy.

— Deborah Johnson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
The Derby’s question is quite often decided by whichever colt or filly has the racing focus and the strength not to succumb to his or her ambient freak-out.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of colt

Verb

The same practices that have allowed the Kremlin to relentlessly tighten its political control are also undermining the state’s capacity to govern.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
As to alleged contempt, the siblings could argue that exploration of a sale of the team should not count as evidence of undermining the 2017 court order.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of undermining

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Keene brought the 1896 Kentucky Derby winner Ben Brush to Castleton as a stallion, part of a remarkable roster of horses associated with the farm.

— Mark David, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026
Eight years later, West Yorkshire Police’s Wildlife and Rural Crime Team found the a 13-year-old cremello stallion in Shipley, England.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of stallion

Verb

The everyday cost of war Six months of conflict and severe economic hardship have made daily life exhausting for regular Iranians.

— Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
For Cameron, who spent decades exhausting HIV treatment options as his virus developed resistance, among the biggest benefits may be that the two-drug regimen effectively controls his virus while exposing him to fewer medications.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhausting

Noun

Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
The Alcibiades and Jessamine are also worth watching because both are for two-year-old fillies, meaning the field is making its first serious appearance on a big stage.

— Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of filly

Verb

Libra September 23 – October 22 The routine that keeps draining you may need a more compassionate rhythm.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
The law paved the way for thousands of victims to sue their abusers but has been criticized for draining the coffers of local governments.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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