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Synonyms & Antonyms of forefather
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
- our forefathers bought this farm, and our family has worked it for three generations
Synonyms for forefather
- ancestor,
- father,
- forebear
- (also forbear),
- forebearer,
- grandfather,
- primogenitor,
- progenitor
Words Related to forefather
- antecessor,
- predecessor
- [archaic]
Near Antonyms for forefather
Antonyms for forefather
- descendant
- (also descendent)
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“Forefather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forefather. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.
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