FAMILY TREE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

family tree

noun

Definition of family tree

as in ancestry

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended his family tree includes writers, musical composers, and other notables in the arts

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Recent Examples of family tree Using a suspect’s DNA recovered from the rape kits, a family tree can be developed to help identify a suspect like Santiago, who was arrested in 2023. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 These doubters also disparage as unreliable or wishful thinking the oral histories passed down by Hemings’s descendants who have placed Jefferson in their family tree. — Andrew Lawler, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026 And this is true regardless of their position on the family tree. — Susan Adcox, Parents, 15 Sep. 2026 And the other would plant a powerless family tree that would eventually produce the secretly villainous Tom, bent on revenge for centuries of dispossession. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for family tree

Recent Examples of Synonyms for family tree

Noun

Three years later, Harvard is still giving another group a preference based on ancestry.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Theroux’s Canadian odyssey begins on a personal note, with a history of his French Canadian ancestry.

— Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of ancestry

Noun

Better lineage improves simulation quality, which produces better model behavior, which generates better outcomes and richer feedback, strengthening governance by exposing the gaps previous cycles missed.

— Richard Clough, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The clean, minimalist versions in the Philo lineage, think wool, clean seams, no hardware noise, are the ones that will age into wardrobe staples.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of lineage

Noun

Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe are related, according to a new genealogy report.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The event included an announcement that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would be donating $3 million toward the museum's construction and the creation of a genealogy center in it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of genealogy

Noun

This is a powerful story of family, ambition and music, centered on artists whose influence has resonated across generations and around the world.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Bassam Abed said at least 10 residences housing some 300 families were reduced to rubble, and families were not given enough time to flee.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of family

Noun

Its origin is as a thalassotherapy spa, and indeed the jet sprays and salt water baths with water straight from the Mediterranean are both invigorating and restorative.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
In 2024, the sound of camel bells across the desert led visitors back to the Yellow River basin, introducing Songmont’s origins and roots.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of origin

Noun

But unlike other Floridians of Cuban descent — including Secretary of State Marco Rubio — Valdes ended up defending Cuba’s socialist revolutionaries and officials who have killed, jailed, tortured, and censored numerous political enemies.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
This allows operators to monitor the aircraft and atmospheric conditions during ascent and descent.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026