Synonyms of ancestries

ancestries

noun

plural of ancestry

as in lineages

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended

a Cambodian immigrant who can trace her Khmer ancestry as far back as the 16th century

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lineages
• pedigrees
• genealogies
• origins
• families
• descents
• bloodlines
• extractions
• births
• breedings
• blood
• strains
• stocks
• family trees
• relatives
• lines
• races
• parentages
• relations
• successions
• houses
• kindreds
• kins
• heredities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• issues
• seed
• progenies
• offspring
• posterities
• children
• sons
• heirs
• successors
• inheritors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ancestries

But Shanes questioned whether grouping Jews under a single ethnic category would produce sufficiently specific data for those purposes, or instead obscure differences among Jewish populations with distinct ancestries. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

This technique overcomes limitations of older methods like genotyping arrays, which were often biased towards European ancestries and less accurate. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

In a small number of cases, similar ancestries were grouped together. — Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Eastern and western ancestries in Karelian Mesolithic dogs suggest that two lineages diverged during the Paleolithic. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026

That drops to 49% for Hispanic/Latino patients, 29% for Black patients and even lower for mixed ancestries, the NMDP reports. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026

But many Chicanos trace their lineage to indigenous peoples who survived Spanish colonization, often carrying mixed indigenous, Spanish, and other ancestries, a testament to survival and cultural fusion. — David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025

This lack of representation is problematic for people of different ancestries because genetic risk factors differ across populations. — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025