Antonyms for descendant
dɪˈsɛn dəntde·scen·dant

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1. descendantnoun

   Antonyms:
   ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, ascending

2. descendantadjective

   descending from a biological ancestor

   The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild.

   Antonyms:
   ascendant, ancestor, ascending, ascendent

3. descendantnoun

   One which derives directly from a given precursor or source

   This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants.

   Antonyms:
   ancestor, ascendent, ascending, ascendant

4. descendantnoun

   Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves.

   Antonyms:
   ancestor, ascendant

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. descendant

   Antonyms:
   author, founder, parent, ancestor, progenitor, stock, root, source, origin

   Synonyms:
   offspring, progeny, stock, scion, seed, branch, issue, house, family, lineage

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1. descendant, descendentadjective

   a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

   Antonyms:
   antecedent, root, ascendant, ancestor, ascendent, unrelated, ascending(a)

   Synonyms:
   descendent

2. descendant, descendentadjective

   going or coming down

   Antonyms:
   root, antecedent, ascendent, ascendant, ancestor, ascending(a), unrelated

   Synonyms:
   descendent

3. descendant, descendentadjective

   proceeding by descent from an ancestor

   "descendent gene"

   Antonyms:
   ascendant, ancestor, antecedent, root, ascendent, unrelated, ascending(a)

   Synonyms:
   descendent

How to use descendant in a sentence?

1. Ahn Chan-il:

   He wants to come across and brand himself as a leader who is modern and competent, rather than a descendant of his predecessors, and he wants to gradually tone down the idolization of the two late leaders as it goes against his agenda to brand the North as a normal state.

2. Edith Sitwell:

   Vulgarity is, in reality, nothing but a modern, chic, pert descendant of the goddess Dullness.

3. Ahn Chan-il:

   Kim Jong Un wants to break away from the past, as well as the Norths traditional cult of personality, he wants to come across and brand himself as a leader who is modern and competent, rather than a descendant of his predecessors.

4. Lauren Richardson:

   It appears in this case that they’re not particularly happy with the agreement, because obviously, if you’re the victim, or you’re the descendant of a victim, you really want the perpetrator to be held accountable, it’s not just about money.

5. Kingman Brewster, Jr.:

   It is satisfying for the descendant of a dissident refugee from Elizabeth I to present his credentials to Elizabeth II.

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