Synonyms of posterity

posterity

noun

pä-ˈster-ə-tē 

as in offspring

the descendants of a person, animal, or plant

an association for people who have claims for being the posterity of Thomas Jefferson

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offspring
• progeny
• fruit
• family
• seed
• child
• issue
• spawn
• get
• brood
• young
• lineage
• hatch
• litter
• kin
• scion
• stock

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grandfather
• father
• parent
• progenitor
• ancestor
• antecedent
• forefather
• forebear
• primogenitor
• forebearer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of posterity

The album’s name, Arirang, pays tribute to a treasured Korean folk ballad of the same name, which was famously the country’s first song, sung by Korean men, ever recorded (it was preserved for posterity by American ethnologist Alice Fletcher in 1896). — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026

Pritzker last fall tasked the Illinois Accountability Commission with fact-finding about the sweeping Chicago-area raids for posterity, the public eye and potential future law enforcement actions, but the panel itself has no direct law enforcement power. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026

This isn’t some ultra-aged vintage whisky that’s been released for posterity’s sake; there is a reason, a point of view, and a theme to this single malt. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026

Plutarch wrote it down for posterity, and the line outlived everything else known about the campaign. — Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026

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