Descendant and Follower

Descendant

Descendant noun - A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race.

Follower and descendant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Follower" instead a noun "Descendant".

Nearby Words: descend, descent, descending, descender, descendance

Follower

Follower noun - One who follows the opinions or teachings of another.

Descendant and follower are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Descendant" instead a noun "Follower".

Nearby Words: follow, following, followed

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

close close descendant close follower
human human descendant human follower
good good descendant good follower
female female descendant female follower
Other adjectives: pure, true, single, male, main, worthy, new, next, last.

Both words in one sentence

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