" seedbeds "

1: a place or environment that favors the development of something;

  * e.g., " ... a social and political environment that would later become a seedbed of the abolition movement "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breeding grounds,

•  hotbeds,

•  hothouses,

•  nests,

•  nidi,

•  nurseries,

•  seminaries

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: the source from which something grows or develops;

  * e.g., " ... that think tank has served as a seedbed for American conservatism since the Cold War era "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fountainheads,

•  germs,

•  origins,

•  roots,

•  seed

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a point or place at which something is invented or provided;

  * e.g., " ... the historic role of the Middle East as a seedbed for new religions "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cradles,

•  fonts,

•  fountainheads,

•  fountains,

•  origins,

•  roots,

•  sources,

•  springs,

•  wells,

•  wellsprings

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a place or environment that favors the development of something;

  * e.g., " ... a social and political environment that would later become a seedbed of the abolition movement "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breeding ground,

•  hotbed,

•  hothouse,

•  nest,

•  nidus,

•  nursery,

•  seminary

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: the source from which something grows or develops;

  * e.g., " ... that think tank has served as a seedbed for American conservatism since the Cold War era "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fountainhead,

•  germ,

•  origin,

•  root,

•  seed

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a point or place at which something is invented or provided;

  * e.g., " ... the historic role of the Middle East as a seedbed for new religions "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cradle,

•  font,

•  fountain,

•  fountainhead,

•  origin,

•  root,

•  source,

•  spring,

•  well,

•  wellspring

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)