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Synonyms for pedigree

  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

ancestry lineage genealogy parentage

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

lineage, ancestry, parentage, genealogy, bloodline, race, descent, family, stock, line, birth, blood, extraction, stemma, derivation, nationality, strain dated

Adjective

thoroughbred, full-blooded, pure-blooded

Antonyms

mixed

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.

  2. adj. 1

    Having a pedigree.

Forms

Plural
pedigrees → lineages, ancestries, parentages, genealogies…

Example sentences

  • ancestry She claims she has absolutely no Berber ancestry.
  • lineage The young rabbi often brags about his lineage.
  • genealogy Genealogy, otherwise known as family history, is an extremely popular hobby.
  • parentage His parentage was unknown to us.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pedigreesteady
ancestryrising
lineagerising
genealogyrising
parentagesteady

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

By length

4 letters
line1, race1
5 letters
blood1, stock1, birth1
6 letters
family3, strain1, stemma
7 letters
descent2, lineage3
8 letters
ancestry3
9 letters
genealogy5, bloodline2, parentage3
10 letters
extraction3, derivation4
11 letters
nationality5
12 letters
thoroughbred3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (family3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
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