Synonyms for inheritance
ɪnˈhɛr ɪ tənsin·her·i·tance

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1. inheritance

   Synonyms:
   bequest, legacy, heritage, hereditament, patrimony, possession

   Antonyms:
   purchase, donation, acquisition, dissipation, alienation, forfeiture, lapse, escheatment

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1. inheritance, heritagenoun

   hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

   Synonyms:
   heritage, hereditary pattern

2. 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:
   heritage, hereditary pattern

3. inheritance, hereditary patternnoun

   (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

   Synonyms:
   heritage, hereditary pattern

4. 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:
   heritage, hereditary pattern

Matched Categories

1. • Attribute
   • Law
   • Transferred Property

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1. inheritancenoun

   Synonyms:
   inheriting

2. inheritancenoun

   Synonyms:
   heritage, patrimony

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1. inheritancenoun

   Synonyms:
   heritage, patrimony, legacy

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1. List of paraphrases for "inheritance":

   succession, legacy, heredity, heritage, inherit, estate, heritability, successor, intestacy, estates, legacies

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How to use inheritance in a sentence?

1. Nampie Motloung:

   I have no choice but to sell some of my cows. I must do it before they die, it pains me to do so. My cattle are my family's inheritance.

2. James A. Garfield:

   It is the high privilege and sacred duty of those now living to educate their successors and fit them, by intelligence and virtue, for the inheritance which awaits them.

3. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi:

   They are trying, with their barbarism and arrogance, to destroy the inheritance of humanity, the inheritance of Iraqi people and their civilization, [the] same way they destroyed humans, i want to send clear message from here in Baghdad, that we will preserve this human civilization and its inheritance, and we will pursue those who are trying to destroy it.

4. Nampie Motloung:

   It pains me to do so. My cattle are my family's inheritance.

5. Joan Laporta:

   There comes a moment when you need to say ‘enough’. You need to analyze rigorously with a cold head and look at the numbers, and in the Spanish league we have to abide by the rules. We think they could be more flexible, but that’s not an excuse, we knew the regulation. We couldn't abide by it because of the inheritance we had.