GRANDFATHER Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

grandfather

noun

ˈgran(d)-ˌfä-t͟hər

as in father

a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent this tradition has been passed down from our pioneer grandfathers

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Recent Examples of grandfather Dani Reiss, chief executive officer of Canada Goose Holdings, took his grandfather’s coat company and turned it into a luxury outerwear force by tightly controlling the brand vision and by making really warm parkas. —

Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 May 2026 Garcia’s mother and grandfather were rushed to the hospital and haven’t been conscious long enough since to be told of Garcia’s fate. —

Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026 His grandfather, Dennis Blank, and his mother, Tracy, are Florida graduates. —

Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026 This new version, adapted by Zoe Kazan, whose grandfather Elia Kazan directed the 1955 film version, will be a little different. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for grandfather

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In November 2025, the fathers told the court about their child’s birth and a day later, Uthmeier, the AG, began pushing his way into this case.

— Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Ahmed’s family of ten—the couple has seven children, and also cares for Ahmed’s elderly father—lives in two adjoining caravans made of metal sheets.

— Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026