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Synonyms for paternal
pəˈtɜr nlpa·ter·nal

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  1. paternaladjective

    Antonyms:
    maternal

  2. paternaladjective

    Antonyms:
    maternal

  3. paternaladjective

    Antonyms:
    maternal

  4. paternaladjective

    Antonyms:
    maternal

  5. paternaladjective

    Antonyms:
    maternal

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. paternal

    Synonyms:
    fatherly, careful, tender, hereditary

    Antonyms:
    unfatherly, careless, rough, harsh

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. paternaladjective

    belonging to or inherited from one's father

    "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"

    Synonyms:
    agnatic, parental, maternal, agnate

    Antonyms:
    maternalistic, maternal, motherly, motherlike, unrelated

  2. paternaladjective

    characteristic of a father

    Synonyms:
    agnatic, parental, maternal, agnate

    Antonyms:
    motherly, motherlike, maternalistic, unrelated, maternal

  3. parental, maternal, paternaladjective

    relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent

    "parental guidance"

    Synonyms:
    enate, agnatic, parental, maternal(p), agnate, enatic, maternal

    Antonyms:
    motherlike, maternalistic, maternal, motherly, unrelated

  4. agnate, agnatic, paternaladjective

    related on the father's side

    "a paternal aunt"

    Synonyms:
    agnatic, maternal, parental, agnate

    Antonyms:
    maternal, motherly, motherlike, unrelated, maternalistic

Dictionary of English Synonymes4.0 / 1 vote

  1. paternaladjective

    Synonyms:
    fatherly

  2. paternaladjective

    Synonyms:
    hereditary

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How to use paternal in a sentence?

  1. Kimberly Guilfoyle:

    When there aren’t any paternal or father figures in homes, the gangs move into that void, it’s a very complicated and prevalent problem.

  2. Shadiah Sigala:

    I wanted to offer a more competitive paternal policy so we could continue to attract the best talent, we want to be on the progressive end of the spectrum because we think it’s important to change the conversation within the industry and to treat our employee well.

  3. Thomas Babington Macaulay:

    Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from birth as a paternal, or, in other words, a meddling government, a government which tells them what to read, and say, and eat, and drink and wear.

  4. Deidre McPhillips:

    These countries tend to have generous paternal leave and maternal leave, offer free preschool and have good overall public education systems.

  5. Joanna Kitlinska:

    Up to 75 percent of children with FASD have biological fathers who are alcoholics, suggesting that preconceptual paternal alcohol consumption negatively impacts their offspring.


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