Synonyms of grandfather

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• father
• ancestor
• grandmother
• forefather
• progenitor
• forebear
• primogenitor
• forebearer
• predecessor
• patriarch
• ancestry
• matriarch
• ancestress
• grandsire
• antecessor
• foremother
• sire
• antecedents
• roots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descendant
• family
• children
• son
• daughter
• offspring
• issue
• stock
• seed
• lineage
• progeny
• posterity
• successor
• heir
• inheritor
• scion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grandfather

Annie, Connor and Ramona inherited the island from their grandfather Gordon, whose daughter was Goldie. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

Grower Kie Kim Hwa learned how to farm durians from his grandfather at a young age. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

For Jayden Nguyen, a rising senior at Downtown Magnet High School, the door-to-door distribution is a way of honoring his late great-grandfather, who lived in Chinatown and died from COVID during the height of the pandemic. — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

His lawsuit names Tesla, the estate of Soren Dixon, the driver of the Piedmont Cybertruck incident, and Charles Patterson, Dixon’s grandfather and owner of the vehicle. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026