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 The process of genealogy requires finding these kinds of documents for every person, in each descending generation, in order to build a family tree to the present. — Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026 The finding, combined with previous research, shifts how experts are thinking about Homo floresiensis’ spot on the family tree of human evolution. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 His family tree branches over a region that now encompasses southern New Mexico, West Texas and Mexico. — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026 The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for family tree

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Noun

However, elites’ DNA contained genetic similarities known as runs of homozygosity — adjacent genetic markers indicating common ancestry — and their genomes tended to be more homogenous than those of non-elites.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Maybe that ancestry made Beck the wrong guy to pitch on America’s big day.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

Definition of ancestry

Noun

Green said that through William's mother, the late Princess Diana, his lineage traces back to Benajah Strong.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
The research team, led by Ellie Bourgikos and Nathan Grubaugh at the Yale School of Public Health, estimates that one of the virus’s two major lineages arrived in the Northeast by the early 1700s.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of lineage

Noun

Othram, based in The Woodlands, Texas, specializes in advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy, a method that can help investigators identify suspects or unknown victims when traditional law enforcement databases do not produce a match.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Investigators identified Cheryl using forensic genetic genealogy.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Definition of genealogy

Noun

The family fought for three hours last July Fourth to stay alive after more than a summer’s worth of rain fell overnight on bone-dry soil, pushing the waterway from about 3 feet to 30 feet in just 45 minutes.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
History shows family successions, whether in North Korea or Syria, tend to happen through rigid authoritarian control, with the transfer of power underwritten by whoever controls the military.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of family

Noun

The irony here is thick, because while there were captive flamingos, escaped captive flamingos, and the occasional storm refugee along with sightings of coastal flybys, there were no longer any wild breeding birds.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026
The film centers on an open rescue earlier this year and subsequent court case after activists raided Ridglan, a Wisconsin beagle breeding facility.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Definition of breeding

Noun

The census ancestry and origin data are estimates based on a sample of the population and include margins of error that can be large for small population groups.

— Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Understanding the origin of life requires addressing a collection of overlapping scientific questions.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Definition of origin

Noun

Today’s hiring manager should prioritize foundational knowledge, work ethic, and adaptability over the pedigree of a degree or years of experience even from top companies.

— Vinay Kuruvila, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The high-pedigree cast features Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, and many more.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Definition of pedigree

Noun

His mother was of European descent and his father was a Cantonese opera star who was on tour in the city, affording his son birthright citizenship.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Stokesbury said the climber's descent was a long slide down the steep snow slope rather than a straight free fall, with the terrain gradually becoming less steep farther down the mountain.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026