PEDIGREE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

pedigree

noun

ˈpe-də-ˌgrē

Definition of pedigree

as in lineage

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended a woman of good pedigree

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Recent Examples of pedigree Of course, parents who are in the market for a name that denotes power, magic, and a regal pedigree are drawn to these names. — Parents, 31 July 2026 Lower-budget genre films—Backrooms, Obsession and Iron Lung, many driven by creators with YouTube and small-screen pedigrees—have broken through with younger viewers. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026 But none have boasted the filmmaking pedigree of Cregger, who is currently one of Hollywood’s most in-demand directors. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 July 2026 But his family’s baseball pedigree has already taken him to his fair share of big-league ballparks. — Tyler M. Carmona july 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pedigree

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Noun

Listing agent Kristina Agustin of Vista Sotheby’s International Realty said the land carries a deeper local lineage than most lifestyle properties that change hands in California wine regions.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Gone are the days of fragmented, point product solutions for capabilities like data lineage, business glossaries, data quality, MDM and yes, catalogs.

— Susan Laine, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of lineage

Noun

But in reality, as scientists started poking large enough collections of data, there were regular hints of some strange ancestry in our genomes.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
The August 12 eclipse in Leo kicks off a new story around home, family, legacy, and ancestry.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Definition of ancestry

Noun

Velasquez was arrested earlier this month after Arlington Police used investigative genetic genealogy to link her to a drop of blood found inside the apartment.

— J.D. Miles, CBS News, 31 July 2026
That includes investigative genetic genealogy research, which is used to generate leads from a family tree.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of genealogy

Noun

The San Mateo County Consolidated Fire Department revealed Wednesday that a propane barbecue on an exterior deck of a first-floor unit of the complex at 815 Sea Spray Lane was the origin point of the massive fire that erupted Sunday afternoon.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Congressional hearings into the origins of the sightings were held in 2022 and 2023.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

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