Descendant
Descendant adjective - Bending downward or forward.
Fallen and descendant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fallen" instead an adjective "Descendant".
Fallen
Fallen adjective - No longer living.
Descendant and fallen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Descendant" instead an adjective "Fallen".
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- Yusuke of YuYu Hakusho is revealed to be the descendant of a very powerful demon who had fallen in love with a human.
Source: Hybrid Power -
However, economic and cultural structures were an uninterrupted descendant from the Roman systems, and they named themselves "Roman" until long after the Empire itself had fallen in 1453.
Source: Artistic License History - As mentioned in Fallen in Love, she is also a descendant of Adam's first wife.
Source: Creator / Lauren Kate
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Fallen and Descendant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/descendant/fallen
Descendant & Fallen. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/descendant/fallen>.
Fallen or Descendant. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/descendant/fallen.
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