Synonyms and Antonyms of 'hereditary'

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Synonyms of 'hereditary'

1. (adj) familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
Synonyms: familial, genic, genetic, contagious, transmittable, ancestral, hereditary, genetical, patrimonial, inherited, communicable, transmissible, contractable, transmitted, catching
Antonyms: noninheritable, nonheritable

2. (adj) ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
Synonyms: familial, genetic, contagious, transmittable, ancestral, hereditary, catching, patrimonial, inherited, communicable, transmissible, contractable, transmitted
Antonyms: noninheritable, nonheritable

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