All lineal synonyms
linΒ·eΒ·al
L l adj lineal
- familial β of, relating to, or characteristic of a family: familial ties.
- tribal β of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe: tribal customs.
- personal β of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- immediate β occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply.
- genetic β Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- national β of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- short β having little length; not long.
- straightforward β going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- solid β having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
- smooth β free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- successive β following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive: three successive days.
- consecutive β Consecutive periods of time or events happen one after the other without interruption.
- nonstop β being without a single stop en route: a nonstop bus; a nonstop flight from New York to Paris.
- true β being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story.
- prompt β done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- succeeding β being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing: laws to benefit succeeding generations.
- right β in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- vertical β being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- level β having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- invariable β not variable; not changing or capable of being changed; static or constant.
- plumb β J(ohn) H(arold) 1911β2001, British historian.
- perpendicular β vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- direct β to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- running β an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
- square β a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- beeline β the most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase make a beeline for)
- upright β erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
- horizontal β at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- affiliated β If an organization is affiliated with another larger organization, it is officially connected with the larger organization or is a member of it.
- congenital β A congenital disease or medical condition is one that a person has had from birth, but is not inherited.
- inborn β naturally present at birth; innate.
- inbred β naturally inherent; innate; native: her inbred grace.
- inherited β to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir: to inherit the family business.
- innate β existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent.
- maternal β of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- old β far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
- past β gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- paternal β characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- consanguine β having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.
- consanguineous β having the same ancestor; closely related
- genealogical β a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- totemic β a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- contiguous β Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other.
- firsthand β from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
- next β immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- primary β first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- proximate β next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- resultant β that results; following as a result or consequence.
- head-on β (of two objects) meeting with the fronts or heads foremost: a head-on collision.
- ancestral β 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.