Synonyms for Ancestor
ˈæn sɛs tər; esp. Brit. -sə stəran·ces·tor

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1. ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, rootnoun

   someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

   Synonyms:
   theme, rootage, ancestor, radical, ascendant, antecedent, etymon, base, beginning, solution, origin, stem, root, source, tooth root, ascendent, forerunner, root word

   Antonyms:
   descendent, descendant

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1. ancestornoun

   Synonyms:
   forefather, progenitor, father

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1. ancestornoun

   Synonyms:
   forefather, progenitor, primogenitor, forbear

   Associated words:
   atavic, atavism, lineal, collateral, hereditary, heredity, genealogy, genealogist

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1. List of paraphrases for "ancestor":

   progenitor, ascendant, forerunner, predecessor, ancestral, old-timer, ascendancy, ancestry

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1. Milan Kundera:

   We don't know when our name came into being or how some distant ancestor acquired it. We don't understand our name at all, we don't know its history and yet we bear it with exalted fidelity, we merge with it, we like it, we are ridiculously proud of it as if we had thought it up ourselves in a moment of brilliant inspiration.

2. Eugenia Gold:

   But nothing shows us what pterosaurs looked like before they adapted to fly, all the evidence shows us the pterosaurs are cousins of dinosaurs and that both share a common ancestor.

3. William Hart:

   I'm often asked, how do I feel, knowing that my ancestor's remains were desecrated in such a way -- and I think that the overwhelming emotion that I have every time I'm asked that question and that I continue to have in this moment -- is that I am so happy and encouraged to see so many people care about this issue.

4. Mike Benton:

   All the evidence shows us the pterosaurs are cousins of dinosaurs and that both share a common ancestor.

5. Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee:

   I believe it was an attempt to discredit the hard work I put into removing the statues and monuments to my ancestor.