HERITABLE Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

heritable

adjective

ˈher-ə-tə-bəl

Definition of heritable

as in hereditary

genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring heritable characteristics like skin and eye and hair color

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Recent Examples of heritable Tracking potential impacts of heritable human CRISPR is not for the impatient. — Paul Knoepfler, STAT, 24 June 2026 Family studies of eye preference suggest modest heritable influences on lateralization. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Now, many people have rejected the evidence that autism is a highly heritable condition, it’s primarily caused by genetics. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026 Science, of course, struggles to prove whether that’s predestined in their genes, though some studies suggest that some tendency toward hoarding—put another way, collecting to excess—is heritable. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heritable

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Baronet is a hereditary title and not part of the peerage, ranking below barons but above most knights, per Britannica.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
Pasteur’s experiment implied that being alive is hereditary—life, not not-life, begets life.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of hereditary

Adjective

Carugati said the team hasn't found a genetic or mechanistic explanation for the convergence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
So early this year, Henderson's doctors, evaluating his tumor's deep genetic language, turned to a drug made by Merck and AstraZeneca called Lynparza.

— Arthur Allen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of genetic

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This also applies with an inherited IRA, which enables rebalancing to your target allocation by trading investments inside the inherited IRA, rather than selling in a taxable brokerage account that creates a capital-gains tax bill.

— Paula Thielen, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Though not archaeological, the designs tapped into a related appetite for inherited craft and materials with ephemera from the past.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 16 July 2026

Definition of inherited

Adjective

Citizenship strategy has moved from a fringe consideration to standard practice among high-net-worth families, with parents and grandparents increasingly viewing passports as a form of inheritable wealth.

— Alex Ohnona, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
These shares are also inheritable, allowing them to be passed on to heirs.

— Daniela Sanjinés, The Conversation, 22 July 2025

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