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

Before Vine was gone for good, volunteer internet archivists preserved many of its videos for posterity and Divine used this archive to restore some of the internet’s favorites. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Capturing and preserving how a business works for posterity can go a long way toward building long-term success. — K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Cronenberg is right that artists need not create with posterity in mind, but for a contemporary oracle such as Charli, the concerns of the present do merit consideration. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Moreover, in recognition of the fact that a person not a nation actually directs the film, the director’s name and not the country’s will be engraved for posterity on the statuette plaque. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Podcast

Get Word of the Day delivered to your inbox!