generations

NOUN

family

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clan folk group house household people tribe

STRONG

ancestors ancestry birth blood brood children class descendants descent dynasty extraction forebears genealogy 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

ancestors ancestry birth blood brood children clan class descendants descent dynasty extraction folk forebears genealogy 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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Cuba’s former president and revolutionary leader, Raúl Castro, also 95, has delegated much of the negotiations with the U.S. to the younger generations of his family, including a son and grandson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

This may be overkill, but if you have millions of dollars, a “dynasty trust” allows you to control assets over multiple generations.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

"I'm worried about future generations," said Zimmerman, before adding "and for my generation".

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

For the generations who were just a few years too late to have experienced Beatlemania, this was their first chance to rep their team in real time.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

If Aristotle had described a current of information moving across generations, then Mendel had found its currency.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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