IMPREGNATED Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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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

Davidson previously teased just how far the transformation goes, appearing in an earlier first-look image with longer hair, a darker, more brooding look, and colored contacts.

— Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of brooding

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Palace workers also collected cards soaked after a nightly downpour and dried them to preserve the mourners’ messages for posterity, NRK reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
And because nobody washed the dishes before tossing them into the feasting pit, King and his colleagues (in a 2017 study) could analyze the microscopic residue of ancient drinks that had soaked into the ceramic.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of soaked

Adjective

One week after finding out Meredith was pregnant, Johnny died.

— Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
In cases that are considered to be too severe — such as when a pregnant woman at the center began experiencing labor pains — those individuals are airlifted to a nearby hospital.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of pregnant

Verb

The rainfall has the potential to cause dangerous rip currents, life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in steep areas and places where the ground remains saturated, the center said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
For the uninitiated, instead of a bottle or tube, these formulas are housed in a compact with a sponge saturated in foundation.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of saturated

Adjective

Six percent of women giving birth in 2016 were reported as having gestational hypertension.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of gestational

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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