FATHERS Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

fathers 1 of 2

noun

plural of father

as in dads

a male human parent the special relationship that exists between fathers and sons

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as in founders

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor Sir Isaac Newton is regarded by many as the father of modern science

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as in grandfathers

a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent our fathers founded this nation on the fundamental belief that no person is entitled to rule by divine right

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fathers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of father

as in sires

to become the father of Paul Revere somehow found room in his small house for the large family he had fathered

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Recent Examples of fathers

Noun

Many of them, including Ned and his childhood friend and rival, Roland, are scarred by their time as youth players, haunted by memories of the sadistic coaches and cruel, competitive fathers who terrorized them both on and off the court. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026 Millennial mothers and fathers in the United States spend more time tending to their offspring than Gen X-ers did. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Doctors and venture capitalists, mothers and fathers, even your grandparents are slipping away from their jobs and their families to take psychedelics and connect with God. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 Many became lifelong friends, and role models for me as husbands, fathers, workers and community servants. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 The band’s ninth album reflects on life, death and grief in a journey of mourning that was deeply personal for Gorillaz co-creators Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, who lost their fathers within 10 days of each other. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 Renatto sees positive mentors as especially important for students who may have absent fathers or other adults in their lives who are not constructive role models. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The relationship between Xi and Zhang went back decades, extending not just to their childhoods but all the way back to their fathers, who were comrades in arms in China’s ferocious civil war. — Jonathan A. Czin, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 The victims were mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, friends and coworkers. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathers

Noun

Moms and dads across the country rallied Americans to contribute research donations.

— Adam Zimmerman, STAT, 11 Sep. 2026
The dads telling the dad who was thrown out to leave the beer.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dads

Noun

The founders worth backing have either built something that lasted or have actionable takeaways on their failures.

— Andrei Grachev, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
In the aftermath, co-founders Lela Becker and Tim Kaeding began scouting new locations, ultimately landing on Beverly Hills for their inaugural flagship.

— Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of founders

Noun

His grandfathers are former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and Tom Curtis, an All-America defensive back for the Wolverines, and his brother is Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Nearly a century after his great-grandfathers played college football, USC freshman defensive lineman Luke Wafle is emerging as a generational talent.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of grandfathers

Noun

Everyone has heard of the ‘crazy cat lady,’ but cat daddies have their own cultural stereotypes.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Vegas is full of bachelor parties, drag revues, Elvis impersonators, wedding chapels, showgirls, leather daddies, casino grandmas, and enough sequins to blind Liberace.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026

Definition of daddies

Noun

For creators, the shift arrives quietly, slowly, and over time.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Some locations will have new experiences like a Creator studio, a space where influencers, creators and toys brands can make content and introduce new products, toy reveals and launches, as well as candy shops and cafés.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of creators

Noun

Their ancestors had entered the United States through Southern ports, especially New Orleans and Galveston, which gave them a different political and cultural orientation from those who had entered through the East, and above all through New York.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
While the complexities around working within a park that his ancestors had been removed from remain, Mgesi now supports much of his extended family with the steady wage.

— Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of ancestors

Verb

Molluscum is caused by a virus and spawns the pimple-like bumps.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Aug. 2026
But the software wrapped around it reinserts the objective on every turn, stores progress to a file, spawns subagents, retries on failure, and keeps going until a verifier says the task is done.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026