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Synonyms for ancestral

  • adjective

Most common

hereditary transmissible patrimonial

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Hereditary

hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible

Other

antique

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors.

Related words

Phrases
ancestral shrine ancestral hall ancestral temple

Example sentences

  • hereditary The disease we are talking about is hereditary.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ancestralrising
hereditarysteady
transmissiblesteady
patrimonialrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
antique2
10 letters
hereditary5
11 letters
patrimonial4
13 letters
transmissible

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (antique2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
ancestral
Italiano
ancestrale
Català
ancestral