Antonyms for inheritance
ɪnˈhɛr ɪ tənsin·her·i·tance

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1. inheritance

   Antonyms:
   purchase, donation, acquisition, dissipation, alienation, forfeiture, lapse, escheatment

   Synonyms:
   bequest, legacy, heritage, hereditament, patrimony, possession

Matched Categories

1. • Attribute
   • Law
   • Transferred Property

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inheritance, heritagenoun

   hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

   Synonyms:
   heritage, hereditary pattern

2. inheritance, heritagenoun

   that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

   Synonyms:
   heritage, hereditary pattern

3. inheritance, hereditary patternnoun

   (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

   Synonyms:
   heritage, hereditary pattern

4. inheritance, heritagenoun

   any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

   "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"

   Synonyms:
   heritage, hereditary pattern

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. inheritancenoun

   Synonyms:
   heritage, patrimony, legacy

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. disinherited

   to lose an inheritance

   when sam continued to drive drunk his parents disinherited him.

   Submitted by rinat on January 17, 2016  

How to use inheritance in a sentence?

1. Kit Opie:

   It's an interesting approach. ... You can imagine this maybe happening in larger societies, but it's marriage that matters here, as [this] is what passes on inheritance. ... Monogamy is a marriage system, not a mating system.

2. Nampie Motloung:

   I have no choice but to sell some of my cows. I must do it before they die, it pains me to do so. My cattle are my family's inheritance.

3. Peter Fanconi:

   The client needs to be aware... being a Swiss citizen and having U.S. exposure, there could be an inheritance issue. We have not actively advised, we have informed our clients there is possibly an end risk there.

4. Masahiko Komura:

   The clearer (Abe) makes his inheritance of the 50th and 60th anniversary apologies, the more spotlight there will be on the part about the future of Japan.

5. Mahatma Gandhi:

   I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.

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