ancestor | Definition of ancestor

Synonyms and Antonyms of ancestor

1 a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent

Bridie's Irish ancestors immigrated to the United States in the 19th century during the Great Potato Famine

Synonyms of ancestor

father, forebear (also forbear), forebearer, forefather, grandfather, primogenitor, progenitor

Words Related to ancestor

antecessor, predecessor [archaic]

ancestress, foremother, grandmother, matriarch

grandsire [archaic], patriarch, sire [archaic]

ancestry, antecedents, roots

Near Antonyms of ancestor

children, family, issue, lineage, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed, stock

daughter, heir, inheritor, scion, son, successor

Antonyms of ancestor

descendant (also descendent)

2 something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed

pinball machines—the ancestors of today's video games—go back to the 19th century

Synonyms of ancestor

antecedent, archetype, daddy, foregoer, forerunner, granddaddy (also grandaddy), precursor, predecessor, prototype

Words Related to ancestor

model, original

originator, sire

Near Antonyms of ancestor

by-product, derivative, offshoot, outgrowth, spin-off

Antonyms of ancestor

descendant (also descendent)