HEREDITIES Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

heredities

noun

plural of heredity

as in genealogies

formal the natural process by which physical and mental qualities are passed from a parent to a child Heredity plays no part in the disease.

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Noun

The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns.

— Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025

Definition of genealogies

Noun

Someone with gestational hypertension will need more frequent monitoring, which may include home blood pressure measurements, blood and urine tests, and additional monitoring of fetal growth and well-being.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Crude is the country’s life blood, accounting for as much as 98% of the country’s exports.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of blood

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He has also been allowed weekly meetings with his wife, as well as telephone and WhatsApp contact with relatives in Pakistan and abroad, the ministry said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
The company set up a hotline for warehouse employees and for their relatives.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of relatives

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France has endured record-breaking successions of heatwaves this summer, which have led to massive wildfires and a spike in the normal death rate, according to French public health services.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Helaena, however, is not concerned with thrones or successions.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of successions

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Postpartum Support International provides free support to new mothers and families impacted by maternal mental health conditions.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
For families Villa Dubrovnik is surprisingly effortless for families, with spacious family suites featuring interconnecting rooms and balcony hot tubs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of families

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While the county races are officially nonpartisan and party affiliation won’t appear on the ballot, party registration will certainly be a factor in deep blue Orange.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
With only two races until the Chase, what bubble drivers could make or break their Chase chances this weekend?

— Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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