Synonyms for heritage
ˈhɛr ɪ tɪdʒher·itage

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.7 / 12 votes

1. heritage

   Synonyms:
   inheritance, entailment, legacy, bequest

   Antonyms:
   acquisition, merit, wages, compensation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.7 / 6 votes

1. heritagenoun

   practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

   "a heritage of freedom"

   Synonyms:
   inheritance

2. inheritance, heritagenoun

   any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

   "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"

   Synonyms:
   hereditary pattern, inheritance

3. inheritance, heritagenoun

   that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

   Synonyms:
   hereditary pattern, inheritance

4. inheritance, heritagenoun

   hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

   Synonyms:
   hereditary pattern, inheritance

Matched Categories

1. • Acquisition
   • Attribute
   • Law
   • Practice
   • Transferred Property

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1. heirloom, birthright, patrimony

   something handed down through generations.

   the book was his grandfather's gift to him, an heirloom that detailed the family's colorful past.

   Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017  

2. promisenoun

   something (or someone) promised to the next generation.

   jesus christ is the promised messiah. "many died in the faith, not having received the promise, but having seen it afar off, confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth."

   Submitted by tburr3415 on May 5, 2022  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heritagenoun

   Synonyms:
   inheritance, portion, patrimony, estate

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. heritagenoun

   Synonyms:
   inheritance, hereditament, patrimony, possession

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1. List of paraphrases for "heritage":

   legacy, patrimoine, patrimony, inheritance, patrimonial, estate, patrimonio, wealth, property, héritage, heritages, endowment, relics, historic, assets, traditional

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1. Israel Antiquities Authority:

   Related : 25 new' Dead Sea Scrolls' revealed The document indicates the payment of taxes or transfer of goods to storehouses in Jerusalem, the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, according to Israel Antiquities Authority. The discovery of the papyrus shows that there are other artifacts of tremendous importance to our heritage that are waiting to be found in the Judean Desert caves, the world’s heritage assets are being plundered on a daily basis by antiquities robbers solely for greed.

2. Sierra Club:

   America’s parks and public lands are not in need of corporate restructuring, we should not be asking which parts of our history and heritage we can eliminate, but instead how we can make our outdoors reflect the full American story.

3. John Kennedy:

   This meeting was so different from the meeting on health care. It was like night and day. Much more positive. People trying to make this bill better. Nobody's standing up and storming out. Nobody talking about anybody's mama. Nobody's talking about anybody's Native American heritage, he made a commitment to work with us.

4. Sky News:

   Allowing her -- and indeed other terrorists -- back into the U.K. to pursue an appeal would create a national security risk that cannot be fully mitigated, even with the diversion of significant resources, he added. Begums bid to reclaim her citizenship initiallywasstruck down by an immigration court in February. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission, which hears national security cases, said she could instead turn to Bangladesh for citizenship. Yet her lawyer argued that Begum -- who is of British-Bangladeshi heritage was not considered a national of Bangladesh and was therefore rendered stateless by the deprivation decision.

5. James Wimbush:

   No one should face harassment or violence due to their background, ethnicity or heritage.