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progenitor

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of progenitor

a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent

the progenitors of today's Maya once ruled a mighty empire that stretched across much of Central America

Synonyms of progenitor

ancestor, father, forebear (also forbear), forebearer, forefather, grandfather, primogenitor

Words Related to progenitor

antecessor, predecessor [archaic]

ancestress, foremother, grandmother, matriarch

grandsire [archaic], patriarch, sire [archaic]

ancestry, antecedents, roots

Near Antonyms of progenitor

children, family, issue, lineage, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed, stock

daughter, heir, inheritor, scion, son, successor

Antonyms of progenitor

descendant (also descendent)

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