POSTERITY 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 Not missing a beat, Austin even made sure that the couple would have footage of the emotional proposal for posterity, asking friends in the audience to take lots of photos and videos throughout the night. —

Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026 For myriad reasons, certain protestors may not have wanted to explicitly identify themselves for posterity even years after the fact. —

Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026 Unfortunately the crying photos still made it into the family photo album, memorializing the tears for posterity. —

Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 28 Nov. 2025 Winning a Pulitzer doesn’t always please posterity. —

Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for posterity

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offspring

Noun

In real life, the rising talent is the offspring of Norwegian performers Pia Tjelta and Kyrre Haugen Sydness.

— Alissa Simon, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
With the siblings and in-laws and various inbred offsprings dismissed, these moors are lonelier than ever, making the action both easier to follow than in the original novel and easier to buy.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026