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ancestors

NOUN

family

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clan folk group house household people tribe

STRONG

ancestry birth blood brood children class descendants descent dynasty extraction forebears genealogy generations genre in-laws inheritance issue kind kindred line lineage network parentage pedigree progenitors progeny race relations relationship relatives siblings strain subdivision system

WEAK

heirs and assigns kith and kin menage ménage

Antonyms

STRONG

parent

NOUN

menage

Synonyms

STRONG

ancestry birth blood brood children clan class descendants descent dynasty extraction folk forebears genealogy generations genre group house household in-laws inheritance issue kind kindred line lineage network parentage pedigree people progenitors progeny race relations relationship relatives siblings strain subdivision system tribe

WEAK

heirs and assigns kith and kin ménage

Antonyms

STRONG

parent

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Since then, hundreds of thousands of Germans have searched the records for names of ancestors, well aware they may face unpleasant truths.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"More fossils will help us tell the story of what happened to our ancestors a long time ago -- but because we're the survivors we know that it happened to us."

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The cooperation between our human ancestors may have been more flexible, without rigid rules about who was allowed to reproduce.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

And so, all of my grandparents and aunts and uncles, ancestors were all farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Your ancestors have watched over you, little Disaster, but this time it was I who aided you.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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