🔄 Synonyms of "Ancestor"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| antecedentnoun | Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing. |
| ascendentnoun | Archaic spelling of ascendant. [Moving upward; ascending, rising.] |
| ascendantnoun | Moving upward; ascending, rising. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Ancestor"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| descendantnoun | One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations. |
| descendentnoun | Misspelling of descendant. [One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.] |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ancestor"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| antecedentnoun | Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing. |
| ascendentnoun | (chiefly astrology) Archaic spelling of ascendant. [(astrology, also figurative) The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope.] |
| ascendantnoun | (astrology, also figurative) The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope. |
| progenitornoun | A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors. |
| ancestrynoun | A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended. |
| ancestralnoun | An ancestor or forbear. |
| kinnoun | (collectively) Persons of the same race or family; kindred. |
| forebearnoun | An ancestor. |
| grandfathernoun | A father of someone's parent. |
| ceremonynoun | An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event. |
| patrimonial | Legally (or otherwise) inherited from one or more ancestors. |
| ascendancynoun | The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy. |
| bottom-up | Of or relating to a hierarchical system in which lower levels influence higher levels. |
| old-timernoun | One who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience. |
| influencenoun | The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions. |
| predecessornoun | One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position. |
| precursornoun | That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events. |
| forerunnernoun | A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead. |
| tsonoun | A surname from Chinese. |
| foremothernoun | A female ancestor. |
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