PEDIGREE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PEDIGREE?

Need another word that means the same as “pedigree”? Find 35 synonyms and 30 related words for “pedigree” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Pedigree” are: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, stemma, stock, genealogy, family tree, extraction, derivation, heritage, paternity, birth, family, dynasty, house, race, strain, breed, history, background, roots, place of origin, pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred, pure, full-blooded

Pedigree as a Noun

Definitions of "Pedigree" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pedigree” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A genealogical table.
• The descendants of one individual.
• A pure-bred animal.
• Ancestry of a purebred animal.
• The record of descent of an animal, showing it to be pure-bred.
• The recorded ancestry or lineage of a person or family.
• Line of descent of a purebred animal.
• The history or provenance of a person or thing, especially as conferring distinction.

Synonyms of "Pedigree" as a noun (29 Words)

ancestry	The evolutionary or genetic line of descent of an animal or plant. He was proud of his Irish ancestry.
background	Used in reference to tasks or processes that do not need input from the user. The word is written in white on a red background.
birth	The process of giving birth. They celebrated the birth of their first child.
blood	The fluid red in vertebrates that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma blood cells and platelets. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products.
blood line	The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets.
bloodline	A set of ancestors or line of descent of an important person. The survival of a legitimate royal bloodline.
breed	A special variety of domesticated animals within a species. Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs.
derivation	The process of deducing a new formula, theorem, etc., from previously accepted statements. He prefers shoes of Italian derivation.
descent	The descendants of one individual. His descents on the manager of any shop he took a fancy to visit.
dynasty	A line of hereditary rulers of a country. The Tang dynasty.
extraction	The action of extracting something, especially using effort or force. The dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction.
family	A group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit. Friends and family can provide support.
family tree	A collection of things sharing a common attribute.
genealogy	Successive generations of kin. The genealogies of the kings of Mercia.
heritage	A special or individual possession; an allotted portion. The world s heritage of knowledge.
history	The past considered as a whole. A history of the labour movement.
house	The people living in a house a household. Tickets for the first house.
line	A contour or outline considered as a feature of design or composition. The Glasgow to London line.
line of descent	A short personal letter.
lineage	The descendants of one individual. His entire lineage has been warriors.
origin	A place where a nerve or blood vessel begins or branches from a main nerve or blood vessel. Mineral origin.
parentage	The origin of something. A boy of Jamaican parentage.
paternity	The state of being a father. His enemies made great play of the supposed dubiety of his paternity.
place of origin	A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane.
race	A series of races for horses or dogs held at a fixed time on a set course. The race for the presidency.
roots	Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent. His roots in Texas go back a long way.
stemma	The descendants of one individual.
stock	A portion of a company s stock as held by an individual or group as an investment. The store has a very low turnover of stock.
strain	Nervousness resulting from mental stress. The mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him.

Usage Examples of "Pedigree" as a noun

• The scheme has a long pedigree.
• They are looking for animals with pedigrees.
• My host showed me his family pedigree.
• A spaniel of distinguished pedigree.
• The debate about pedigree and family fortunes.
• With a pedigree equal to many of the gentry.

Pedigree as an Adjective

Definitions of "Pedigree" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pedigree” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal.
• (of an animal) pure-bred.

Synonyms of "Pedigree" as an adjective (6 Words)

full-blooded	Endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health.
pedigreed	Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal.
pure	Of color being chromatically pure not diluted with white or grey or black. An outcome which may be a matter of pure chance.
pureblood	Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal.
pureblooded	Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal.
thoroughbred	Of outstanding quality. This thoroughbred car affords the luxury of three spoilers.

Usage Examples of "Pedigree" as an adjective

• Pedigree cats.

Associations of "Pedigree" (30 Words)

ancestor	An early type of animal or plant from which others have evolved. Both species of elephant have a common ancestor.
ancestral	Of, belonging to, or inherited from an ancestor or ancestors. Ancestral home.
ancestry	The descendants of one individual. He was proud of his Irish ancestry.
ascendant	Tending or directed upward. The economically ascendant class.
blood	Blood samples or tests. A mixed blood.
clan	A close-knit group of interrelated families, especially in the Scottish Highlands. Civil strife has followed as rival clans jockey for power.
deleterious	Harmful to living things. Deleterious chemical additives.
familial	Relating to or having the characteristics of a family. Familial traits.
forebear	An ancestor. Generations of his forebears had lived in London.
forefather	A precursor of a particular movement. The forefathers of modern British socialism.
genealogy	The study or investigation of ancestry and family history. The genealogies of the kings of Mercia.
genetic	Relating to genetics. The genetic relations between languages.
genetically	By genetic mechanisms. Language varieties that are genetically related.
hereditary	Relating to inheritance. Either hereditary or environmental factors.
hometown	The town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence. He never went back to his hometown again.
hominoid	Relating to hominoid primates.
inborn	Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development. People think doctors have inborn compassion.
inbreeding	The act of mating closely related individuals. Persistent inbreeding has produced an unusually high frequency of sufferers from this disease.
kinship	Relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption. They felt a kinship with architects.
lineage	The number of lines in a piece of printed material. The chimpanzee and gorilla lineages.
lineal	Arranged in a line. Lineal ancestors.
mulatto	An offspring of a black and a white parent.
parentage	The descendants of one individual. A boy of Jamaican parentage.
patrimony	Property inherited from one’s father or male ancestor. Owners refuse to part with their patrimony in the interests of agricultural development.
primogenitor	An ancestor in the direct line.
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.
purebred	Bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain.
thoroughbred	A horse of a thoroughbred breed. This thoroughbred car affords the luxury of three spoilers.
unmixed	Not constituting a compound. Bold unmixed colours.