Synonyms of progeny

progeny

noun

ˈprä-jə-nē 

as in offspring

the descendants of a person, animal, or plant

the rancher carefully examined the progeny of the new breed of cattle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of progeny

In a sport that is all about parents and their progeny, that’s a big deal. — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026

Watching their metronomic thriller does more to suggest the arrival of a hyper-sexualized answer to the Coen brothers than the progeny of William Gibson or the progenitors of multiplex psychedelia. — Nick Newman, IndieWire, 1 June 2026

Auerbach recently heard George Thorogood’s debut with the Destroyers for the first time, an ironic biographical note, as his own band is Thorogood’s spiritual and stylistic progeny. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026

Having spent more than a decade on the project, Scheidt has given a lot of thought to why such stories matter, not just to the survivors’ and victims’ progeny but to the world at large. — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026

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