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

There were so many young women who were pregnant that day and the fathers of the babies were lost in the towers—from firefighters to office managers. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026 Others criticized them for often being the progeny of Asian mothers and white fathers, as though this were somehow their fault. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 Police officers said during the news conference finding the children was an emotional moment for them all, especially as fathers and uncles themselves. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026 Also in attendance were Liam and Noel’s children, including Lennon, Anais, Donovan, Sonny, Molly, and Gene, rooting for their rockstar fathers. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026 The fathers of classmates had vanished — farmers held captive until their family could pay ransom. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Research on the Fragile Families data found that 51% of African-American fathers in the study had been incarcerated by the time their child was five, and children whose fathers had been incarcerated showed significantly more behavioral problems. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Others were quiet about the fact that their fathers worked in factories and their mothers as cleaning women. — Gloria Steinem, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 Rodrigo seemed most taken with what happened around the music — little girls and older women dancing together, daughters on their fathers' shoulders, strangers looking after one another. — Leila Fadel, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathers

Noun

He's got big plans for Season 3 Popular captions for the meme joke about male authority figures like dads and uncles ordering the viewer to do ludicrous tasks.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
In June, the Institute for Family Studies reported that today’s dads put in three times as many hours on housework and childcare as in the 1960s.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of dads

Noun

Born in Russell County, Virginia, Hubbard was largely raised by his grandfathers, both union coal miners with missing fingers, and still speaks with an Appalachian twang.

— Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Sorrell, whose grandfathers both played in the majors, slugged 23 home runs and 20 doubles in 56 games while drawing 33 walks and striking out 61 times.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Definition of grandfathers

Noun

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
One of the world’s most famous baby daddies is getting a Netflix docuseries to chronicle his hectic life.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 May 2026

Definition of daddies

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Some men have posted content along these lines, but women make up the vast majority of creators posting about divorce.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
The public institution released 41 new productions in the past year, spanning animation and documentaries and featuring creators and stories from across the country.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of creators

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