forefather
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Synonyms & Antonyms for forefather
Synonyms
ancestor, father, forebear (also forbear), forebearer, grandfather, primogenitor, progenitor
Antonyms
descendant (also descendent)
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Eighty-five percent of the world’s mezcal production comes from the region, where centuries-old production techniques have been passed along from their forefathers. — Popular Mechanics, "Burros, Stones, and Machetes: Here’s How Mezcal Is Distilled," 23 Aug. 2019 But the chorus of social media commentary tries to remove any blame from the country’s forefathers for the American version of the institution and its devastating consequences. — Kelley Fanto Deetz, The Conversation, "Setting the historical record straight for the critics of The New York Times project on slavery in America," 23 Aug. 2019 American citizens are afforded liberties by our forefathers, because the founders of our nation had confidence in their posterity to use and protect them wisely. — Joe Lonsdale, National Review, "Regulating Speech Won’t Fix Our Politics," 12 Aug. 2019 This gift our forefathers gave us, and that our armed forces have preserved for us at great and sometimes ultimate cost, is a goal that non-citizen immigrants should also strive to achieve. — BostonGlobe.com, "Should Massachusetts cities and towns be allowed to extend the right to vote in local elections to legal non-citizens?," 10 Aug. 2019 Dan’s military forefathers dying in previous wars was shot on the last day of production, shot on a nearby rooftop where Jenny nearly commits suicide later in the film. — Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al.com, "35 fascinating facts about ‘Forrest Gump’," 25 June 2019 The rugby scrum is the forefather of American football’s offensive lines. — Tod Leonard, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Art of the scrum: Legion players explain rugby’s mysterious melee," 7 June 2019 The foundation of the Bullet Club was built of the shoulders of legendary forefathers Finn Balor and AJ Styles. — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, "The Week in Wrestling: Tama Tonga Says Bullet Club Civil War ‘Has Been a Long Time Coming’," 11 July 2018 The two-in-one show sometimes coasted on a lot of nostalgia, including audience-baiting résumé shout-outs and a salute to other hip-hop forefathers during the Melle Mel and Scorpio set that culminated with a dance break soundtracked by Run-DMC. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Best and worst of Summerfest Day 2: Marshmello, Nelly, Tory Lanez, Buckcherry and more," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'forefather.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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