Antonyms for ancestorsan·ces·tors

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1. ancestorsnoun

   Synonyms:
   forefathers

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1. successors

   because we generally use the term successors to denote a new generation

   Submitted by anonymous on January 26, 2020  

How to use ancestors in a sentence?

1. Kelly Rowland:

   We can't have something like this take out our community, i feel like we've been through so much. Our ancestors have been through so much. So we have to get through something like this.

2. Andrea Hunter:

   It is our ancestors who are buried there in that cave, it is our ancestors that created the images that are on the walls and conducted the rituals that took place. It is absolutely the most sacred site that we have. And it rightfully should be in our ownership.

3. Cameron BoyceHe:

   Being African American and Jewish, I have plenty of ancestors and family members that I can look to for strength, and more importantly, for a grateful outlook on life, every one of them clawed and scratched for my sister and I to be in the position we're in today.

4. Steve Brusatte:

   The ancestors of T. rex would have looked a whole lot like Timurlengia, a horse-sized hunter with a big brain and keen hearing that would put us to shame, only after these ancestral tyrannosaurs evolved their clever brains and sharp senses did they grow into the colossal sizes of T. rex. Tyrannosaurs had to get smart before they got big.

5. Editor Curtis Houck:

   Between a story about McConnells ancestors, her 11 minutes on Morning Joe... the liberal media have shown on day one of this race that theyll put both thumbs on the scale for McGrath.

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