GENEALOGY Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

genealogy

noun

ˌjē-nē-ˈä-lə-jē

Definition of genealogy

as in ancestry

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended has a distinguished genealogy that traces back to William the Conqueror

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Recent Examples of genealogy Arlington Police Chief Alexander Jones announced at a news conference that Myra Velasquez, 42 — a friend of Chavez — was in custody after a decade-long investigation that was solved by using the FBI's investigative genetic genealogy (IGG). — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 22 July 2026 In November 2024, the Arlington Police Department then worked with the FBI Dallas Field Office on the case, using the agency’s advanced investigative genetic genealogy program. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 The case gained new life in November 2024, when Arlington police brought it to the FBI’s Dallas Field Office and sought help from the bureau’s investigative genetic genealogy program. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Baldwin, a native of Cape Cod, first became interested in genealogy as a teenager, researching her own family’s history at local cemeteries near her hometown of Harwich, Mass. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for genealogy

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Noun

Mixed-ancestry people (called Métis in Canada) who were not bound to reservations, in particular, roamed far and wide collecting bones and came to dominate the trade.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026
The nomadic ancestry of the Plains Tribes carries on today through powwows.

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of ancestry

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The books’ primary protagonist, Ray Carney, an ambitious furniture salesman with a criminal lineage, has straightened up the family line and mostly flies right.

— Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
The slick-fielder began a proud lineage of superb Venezuelan shortstops that includes Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio, nine-time all-star Dave Concepcion, 10-time gold glover Vizquel and several youngsters in MLB this season.

— Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of lineage

Noun

The Lee family is mourning Yip Pik Yi, 65; Lee Chun Man, 44; Yan Yan, 15 months; and Erawati, 34, a domestic worker from Indonesia.

— New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Every day, Cord Shiflet drives 200 miles round trip from Austin, helping survivors tell their stories, connecting them with resources and raising more than $50,000 for affected families through Facebook.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

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