Synonyms of patriarchs

patriarchs

noun

plural of patriarch

as in fathers

a man who is the head of a family

Investors worried that the aging patriarch was soon to be replaced atop the family business by his less reliable oldest son.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fathers
• dads
• grandfathers
• forefathers
• papas
• ancestors
• daddies
• forebears
• forbears
• progenitors
• sires
• elders
• pas
• paters
• patresfamilias
• poppas
• deans
• old men
• forebearers
• pops
• elder statesmen
• primogenitors