ANCESTORS Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word ancestors. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for ANCESTORS
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| antecedents | nounn | |||||
adjective • preceding in time or order noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a preceding occurrence or cause or event • anything that precedes something similar in time • the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun | ||||||
| forebears | nounn | |||||
noun • a person from whom you are descended | ||||||
| forebodies | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
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| forefathers | nounn | |||||
noun • the founder of a family • person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group | ||||||
| foremothers | nounn | |||||
noun • a female ancestor | ||||||
| forerunners | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who goes before or announces the coming of another • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone • anything that precedes something similar in time | ||||||
| predecessors | nounn | |||||
noun • one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||||||
| primogenitors | nounn | |||||
noun • an ancestor in the direct line | ||||||
| progenitors | nounn | |||||
noun • an ancestor in the direct line | ||||||
| antecedent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • preceding in time or order noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a preceding occurrence or cause or event • anything that precedes something similar in time • the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun | ||||||
| ascendant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • position or state of being dominant or in control • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) adjective satellite • tending or directed upward • most powerful or important or influential | ||||||
| ascendent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • position or state of being dominant or in control • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) adjective satellite • tending or directed upward • most powerful or important or influential | ||||||
| forebear | nounn | |||||
noun • a person from whom you are descended | ||||||
| forefather | nounn | |||||
noun • the founder of a family • person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group | ||||||
| origin | nounn | |||||
noun • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • properties attributable to your ancestry • an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events • the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero • the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived • the hereditary derivation of an individual | ||||||
| predecessor | nounn | |||||
noun • one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | ||||||
| reflex | nounn | |||||
noun • an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus adjective satellite • without volition or conscious control | ||||||
| root | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed • a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number • the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes • the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair verb • take root and begin to grow • come into existence, originate • cheer for • plant by the roots • dig with the snout • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style • cause to take roots | ||||||
| source | nounn | |||||
noun • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • a document (or organization) from which information is obtained • anything that provides inspiration for later work • a facility where something is available • a person who supplies information • someone who originates or causes or initiates something • (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system • anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies • a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to verb • get (a product) from another country or business • specify the origin of | ||||||
