GRANDFATHERS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

grandfathers

noun

plural of grandfather

as in fathers

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 grandfathers 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 Growing up in Syracuse, Shattuck watched his great-grandfather and both grandfathers getting their suits made at Frank and Carl Cesta’s shop. — Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026 College football is nothing without traditions (see above), and ripping Notre Dame-USC from the calendar robs the next generation of fans of both schools from enjoying the game their fathers and grandfathers remember. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 June 2026 One of his great-great-grandfathers, Ned, was enslaved in Texas before being freed on Juneteenth. — Calista Oetama, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026 Happy Father’s Day to fathers everywhere — birth fathers, stepfathers, adoptive and foster fathers, grandfathers, and all of you caring men who mentor children and fill the role of absent dads. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 21 June 2026 Many influential leadership lessons stem from grandfathers through personal stories and experiences. — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 Local settler Lewis Moulton, for whom the museum is named, was descended from two Massachusetts great-grandfathers who were early patriots in the Revolutionary War. — Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 21 June 2026

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Noun

All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
In one nationally representative study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, 81% of adult children who experienced estrangement from their mothers later became unestranged, as did 69% of those estranged from their fathers.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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While Silicon Valley has since moved on to shaping the future of artificial intelligence, these hardware enthusiasts are intent on saving the Atari, Commodore and IBM machines that are ancestors to today’s laptops, wearable devices and smartphones.

— Terry Chea, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Long before dinosaurs ruled the continents and modern crocodiles first appeared, their ancestors were already going through a decisive phase in their evolutionary history.

— The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026