Ancestor Synonyms and Antonyms

ănsĕstər
One that precedes, as in time
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. antecedent
  2. forerunner
  3. precursor
  4. predecessor
  5. progenitor
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. agnate
  2. ancestorial
  3. ancestral
  4. atavic
  5. atavistic
  6. cognate
  7. consanguineous
  8. genealogical
  9. hereditary
  10. monophyletic
  11. polyphyletic
  12. progenitive
  13. progenitorial

Words Related to Ancestor

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Ancestor Sentence Examples

  • It was their ancestor who wrote the letters I've got!

  • It's important for 'em to stay here—in the same place where ancestor Annie lived.

  • It was the natural yearning of that portion, any portion of our most primitive ancestor which still survived in us.

  • Possibly there is a trace of ancestor worship even here; but the two usages have diverged.

  • Possibly he was an ancestor of the Median king.

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