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incubations

The word “incubations” has 4 syllables: in-cu-ba-tions

It's pronounced as /ˌɪn.kjəˈbeɪ.ʃənz/

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In the thesaurus, “incubations” has 21 synonyms and 20 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for incubations along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for incubations

Antonyms for incubations

Meanings of incubations

  • noun
    1. Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
    2. The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development.
    3. A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction.
    4. One of the four proposed stages of creativity (preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification): the unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time, resulting in novel ideas at a later point.
    5. Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams or to receive healing.

Example Sentences

  • Different species require different periods of incubations before hatching.
  • The laboratory recorded multiple incubations under varying conditions.
  • The program supports several startup incubations each year.
  • Researchers compared the results of repeated incubations of the samples.
  • Extended incubations sometimes produced unexpected outcomes.

On this page you'll find 41 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to incubations, such as: additions, advancements, augmentations, backslides, betterments, decadences, decays.

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