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Synonyms for posterity

Most common

offspring progeny

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.

Related words

Word family
post

Forms

Plural
posterities → progenies, descendants, issues…

Example sentences

  • offspring They attempt to instill French in their offspring.
  • progeny We're laying the groundwork of a better future for ourselves and our progeny.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
posteritysteady
offspringrising
progenyfalling

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

By length

5 letters
issue2
7 letters
progeny3
9 letters
offspring2
10 letters
descendant3, descendent3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (issue2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
postérité