Descendant
Descendant noun - A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race.
Lineage and descendant are semantically related. in offspring topic. In some cases you can use "Lineage" instead a noun "Descendant".
Lineage
Lineage noun - A group of persons who come from the same ancestor.
Usage example: it is now generally accepted that the lineage of Thomas Jefferson includes black as well as white members
Nearby Word: line
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human descendant | human lineage |
| good | good descendant | good lineage |
| identical | identical descendant | identical lineage |
| direct | direct descendant | direct lineage |
| Other adjectives: future, original, noble, true, real, male, great, evil, supposed, famous, worthy, possible, hidden, remaining, last, surviving, genetic, evolutionary. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Thorin Oakenshield, who is a direct descendant of Durin the Deathless and the rightful King Under the Mountain, never marries and has no children of his own lineage.
Source: Lineage Comes from the Father -
Luke, I Am Your Father: Can be considered an inversion as the son in this case (and the descendant in another) are fully aware of their lineage, but the older generation isn't.
- It didn't help that his enemy Lord Voldemort had Villainous Lineage, being a descendant of Salazar Slytherin.
Source: Heroic Lineage
Cite this Source
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Descendant & Lineage. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/descendant/lineage>.
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