POSTERITIES Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of posterity Plutarch wrote it down for posterity, and the line outlived everything else known about the campaign. —

Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026 Winning Monday night would be an emphatic statement for college basketball posterity. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026 Did someone just driving by see the action happening and call the nearby camera crew to ensure it was captured for posterity? —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026 These brave souls forged new frontiers for nation-states and planted the right flag for posterity. —

S.c. Stuart, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for posterity

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offspring

Noun

According to the Audubon Zoo, the facility's reptile building is closed to visitors for renovation, but its herpetology department is currently caring for a breeding colony of 21 adult pine snakes, which produce offspring each year that are released into the wild.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Scientists raise male mosquitoes that cannot produce viable offspring.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026