Need another word that means the same as “ancestor”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “ancestor” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Ancestor” are: antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root, forebear, forefather, predecessor, progenitor, forerunner, precursor
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ancestor” as a noun can have the following definitions:
antecedent | Anything that precedes something similar in time. Her early life and antecedents have been traced. |
ascendant | Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent. That idea was in the ascendant. |
ascendent | Position or state of being dominant or in control. |
forebear | An ancestor. Generations of his forebears had lived in London. |
forefather | A precursor of a particular movement. Our forefathers brought forth a great nation. |
forerunner | A sign or warning of something to come. Overcast mornings are the sure forerunners of steady rain. |
precursor | A person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner. Pepsinogen is the inactive precursor of pepsin. |
predecessor | A thing that has been followed or replaced by another. The chapel was built in 1864 on the site of its predecessor. |
progenitor | A person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent. The progenitor of modern jazz. |
root | Any plant grown for its root. The root cause of the problem. |
ancestral | Inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent. Ancestral home. |
antecedent | Denoting or counting as an antecedent. Antecedent events. |
ascendant | Position or state of being dominant or in control. That idea was in the ascendant. |
blood | The fluid red in vertebrates that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma blood cells and platelets. The ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions. |
clan | Group of people related by blood or marriage. The Watts clan is one of racing s oldest families. |
daddy | An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk. It s you who s calling the shots now you re the daddy. |
elder | An official in the early Christian Church, or of various Protestant Churches and sects. She was two years his elder. |
family | A person having kinship with another or others. The house has been owned by the same family for 300 years. |
forebear | An ancestor. Generations of his forebears had lived in London. |
forefather | Person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group. Our forefathers brought forth a great nation. |
former | (used especially of persons) of the immediate past. The former president. |
hometown | The town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence. He never went back to his hometown again. |
lineage | The descendants of one individual. The myeloid lineage. |
lineal | Relating to or consisting of lines; linear. A lineal descendant. |
mommy | One’s mother (chiefly as a child’s term). |
mulatto | An offspring of a black and a white parent. |
offspring | The product or result of something. She was the mother of many offspring. |
parent | Be or act as a parent to a child. His adoptive parents. |
paternal | Showing a kindness and care associated with a father; fatherly. His father and paternal grandfather were porcelain painters. |
patriarch | A man who is older and higher in rank than yourself. He s the patriarch of all spin doctors. |
pedigree | The record of descent of an animal, showing it to be pure-bred. The debate about pedigree and family fortunes. |
precede | Furnish with a preface or introduction. A gun battle had preceded the explosions. |
preceding | Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office. The preceding pages. |
predecessor | Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone. The new President s foreign policy is very similar to that of his predecessor. |
primogenitor | An ancestor, especially the earliest ancestor of a people; a progenitor. |
priority | The fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others. National independence takes priority over class struggle. |
progenitor | An ancestor in the direct line. The progenitor of modern jazz. |
sibling | Each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister. |
unmixed | Not constituting a compound. Not an unmixed blessing. |
worship | The activity of worshipping. They worship in the traditional manner. |
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