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Synonyms for descendent
dɪˈsɛn dəntde·scen·dent

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  1. descendant, descendentadjective

    a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

    Synonyms:
    descendant

    Antonyms:
    unrelated, ascending(a)

  2. descendant, descendentadjective

    going or coming down

    Synonyms:
    descendant

    Antonyms:
    ascending(a), unrelated

  3. descendant, descendentadjective

    proceeding by descent from an ancestor

    "descendent gene"

    Synonyms:
    descendant

    Antonyms:
    unrelated, ascending(a)

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. descendentadjective

    Synonyms:
    descending

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "descendent":

    descendant, scion, top-down

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How to use descendent in a sentence?

  1. Grace Arnold:

    As a descendent of Confederate veterans and slave owners, the least I can do to atone for the pain my family has caused them is to oppose this statue, these statues only exist in a sick attempt to preserve human slavery.

  2. Stephanie Melillo:

    We used to think that A. anamensis gradually turned into A. afarensis over time, we still think that these two species had an ancestor-descendent relationship, but this new discovery suggests that the two species were actually living together in the Afar for quite some time. It changes our understanding of the evolutionary process and brings up new questions -- were these animals competing for food or space ?


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