Synonyms for familial
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Genetic — inherited
Definitions
- adj. 1
Inherited.
Related words
- Word family
- familialism familiar familiarity familiarly family
Example sentences
- genetic This disease is caused by a rare genetic mutation.
- inherited My sixty-year-old aunt inherited the huge estate.
- hereditary The disease we are talking about is hereditary.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| familial | rising | |
| genetic | rising | |
| inherited | rising | |
| hereditary | steady | |
| transmissible | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- genetic3
- 9 letters
- inherited4
- 10 letters
- hereditary5
- 11 letters
- transmitted3
- 13 letters
- transmissible
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (genetic3 = 3 syllables).