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. Kevin Roberts:

   The Heritage Foundation has not historically filed lawsuits, that we are doing so now should make clear to any observer that we view this mandate as deadly serious threat to our individual liberty and the values that make America great. Under my predecessors, The Heritage Foundation has stood rock-solid in defense of liberty, freedom, and opportunity for all, and it will continue to do so under my leadership.

2. Leslie Rainer:

   It's a jewel in this site and the opening of it today really marks a great occasion for the whole revival of the site and for this piece of heritage, which is unique in the world.

3. Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee:

   Bertha Hamilton knew I was called, and Bertha Hamilton believed I was called to the ministry, but Bertha Hamilton felt because I had a symbol of hatred hanging in my bedroom, there was no way that I would be able to be congruent with the gospel, it took strength and courage for a Black woman to square up against a man named Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee and tell him the symbol of his heritage, at the time, was wrong and inappropriate.

4. President Barack Obama on Friday:

   May we always remember that our shared heritage makes us stronger, that our roots are intertwined, may we always choose faith over nihilism, and courage over despair, and hope over cynicism and fear.

5. Doris Lessing:

   Political correctness is the natural continuum from the party line. What we are seeing once again is a self-appointed group of vigilantes imposing their views on others. It is a heritage of communism, but they don't seem to see this.