🔄 Synonyms of "Hereditary"
10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ancestralnoun | Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors |
| familial | Of or pertaining to a human family. |
| patrimonial | Legally (or otherwise) inherited from one or more ancestors. |
| transmissible | Able to be transmitted. |
| genetic | (genetics) Relating to genetics or genes. |
| inherited | Obtained via an inheritance |
| inheritable | That can be inherited. |
| transmitted | (sometimes in combination) That has been transmitted (in a specified manner). |
| heritable | Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary. |
| transmissiblel | — |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hereditary"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| patrimonial | Legally (or otherwise) inherited from one or more ancestors. |
| inherited | Obtained via an inheritance |
| heritable | Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary. |
| inheritable | That can be inherited. |
| ancestral | Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors |
| familial | Of or pertaining to a human family. |
| transmitted | (sometimes in combination) That has been transmitted (in a specified manner). |
| genetic | (genetics) Relating to genetics or genes. |
| transmissible | Able to be transmitted. |
| princenoun | The (male) ruler or head of a principality. |
| traditional | Of, relating to, or derived from tradition. |
| linealnoun | (law, history and anthropology) Relating to aspects of lineage, such as descent, succession, inheritance or consanguinity. |
| intergenerational | Between or across generations. |
| crown | Of, related to, or pertaining to a crown. |
| congenital | (of a trait or a disease) Present since birth. |
| inborn | Innate, possessed by an organism at birth. |
| innateverb | Inborn; existing or having existed since birth. |
| dynastic | Pertaining to a dynasty. |
| genealogical | Of or relating to genealogy. |
| consanguineous | Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor. |
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