ancestors

NOUN

family

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clan folk group house household people tribe

STRONG

ancestry birth blood brood children class descendants descent dynasty extraction forebears genealogy generations genre in-laws inheritance issue kind kindred line lineage network parentage pedigree progenitors progeny race relations relationship relatives siblings strain subdivision system

WEAK

heirs and assigns kith and kin menage ménage

Antonyms

STRONG

parent

NOUN

menage

Synonyms

STRONG

ancestry birth blood brood children clan class descendants descent dynasty extraction folk forebears genealogy generations genre group house household in-laws inheritance issue kind kindred line lineage network parentage pedigree people progenitors progeny race relations relationship relatives siblings strain subdivision system tribe

WEAK

heirs and assigns kith and kin ménage

Antonyms

STRONG

parent

Example Sentences

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At some point, our ancestors began living in groups that weren’t only companions, but co-parents.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Researchers believe these populations may have interacted with our own ancestors.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

And so, all of my grandparents and aunts and uncles, ancestors were all farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“My ancestors made things like this to wear and decorate their bodies,” Saar says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

My ancestors hadn’t lived and died on this land, hadn’t bled into its soil.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros