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Descendent

🔄 Synonyms of "Descendent"

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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.

↔️ Antonyms of "Descendent"

Words with the opposite meaning.

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.
ancestornoun	One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Descendent"

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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.
descendingnoun	A descent.
scionnoun	A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
offspringnoun	A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
top-down	Of or relating to a hierarchical system that progresses from a single, large basic unit to multiple, smaller subunits.
derivativenoun	Something derived.
descentnoun	An instance of descending; act of coming down.
sinking	Sinking, also known as doming, dishing or dapping, is a metalworking technique whereby flat sheet metal is formed into a non-flat object by hammering it into a concave indentation.
ebbnoun	The receding movement of the tide.
pdanoun	(colloquial) Initialism of public display of affection. [An act of physical intimacy in the view of others.]
descendantsnoun	the debut studio album by American metalcore band Fit for a King.
ancestornoun	One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
descendancynoun	(uncountable) The quality or condition of being a descendant.
forefathernoun	An ancestor.
inheritornoun	Someone who inherits something; an heir.
progenitornoun	A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
descendancenoun	The property of being a descendant; descent.
lineagenoun	Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
grandfathernoun	A father of someone's parent.
ancestressnoun	(dated) A female ancestor.