Hereditary synonyms
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Part of speech:
be (related)
Possessed at birth
Obtained via an inheritance
Possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent:
(Of a trait) Present since birth.
(Slang) Homosexual.
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Existing naturally or by heredity rather than being learned through experience.
Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.
Regarding trusts and estates, of a direct, as opposed to a collateral, descendant.
Of or pertaining to patrimony
acquired (antonym)
(Medicine) Developed postfetally; not congenital.
Occurring in nature pure or uncombined with other substances:
kin (related)
Related or similar; akin:
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precede (related)
Of or from one's ancestors
Able to be transmitted
(in combination) That has been transmitted in a specific manner.
non-polyposis (related)
exostoses (related)
coproporphyria (related)
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nonpolyposis (related)
fructose-intolerance (related)
The definition of paternal is having the characteristic of a father or fatherhood.
Find another word for hereditary. In this page you can discover 24 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hereditary, like: be, inherited, genetic, innate, ancestral, congenital, family, inborn, inheritable, lineal and patrimonial.
