All genealogical synonyms
ge·ne·al·o·gy
G g adj genealogical
- familial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a family: familial ties.
- tribal — of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe: tribal customs.
- genetic — Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- affiliated — If an organization is affiliated with another larger organization, it is officially connected with the larger organization or is a member of it.
- congenital — A congenital disease or medical condition is one that a person has had from birth, but is not inherited.
- inborn — naturally present at birth; innate.
- inbred — naturally inherent; innate; native: her inbred grace.
- inherited — to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir: to inherit the family business.
- innate — existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent.
- maternal — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- old — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- paternal — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- consanguine — having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.
- consanguineous — having the same ancestor; closely related
- lineal — being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- totemic — a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- ancestral — You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- family — the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family.
- traditional — of or relating to tradition.
- patrimonial — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- bequeathed — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
- heritable — capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
- inheritable — capable of being inherited.
- transmissible — capable of being transmitted.
- willed — having a will (usually used in combination): strong-willed; weak-willed.
- folk — Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.
- hereditary — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
- phyletic — of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.
- phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
adjective genealogical
- pedigree — an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry.
- ethnic — Of or relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition.
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.