Patriarchal
Patriarchal adjective - Characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line.
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Synonyms for Patriarchal
Paternalistic and patriarchal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paternalistic" instead an adjective "Patriarchal".
Paternalistic
Paternalistic adjective - Benevolent but sometimes intrusive.
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Synonyms for Paternalistic
Patriarchal and paternalistic are semantically related. You can use "Patriarchal" instead an adjective "Paternalistic".
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Related pairs
- affectionate and patriarchal
- affectionate and paternalistic
- benevolent and patriarchal
- benevolent and paternalistic
- fatherly and patriarchal
- fatherly and paternalistic
- patrimonial and patriarchal
- patrimonial and paternalistic
- solicitous and patriarchal
- solicitous and paternalistic
- paternal and patriarchal
- paternal and paternalistic
- concerned and patriarchal
- concerned and paternalistic
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