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

Only in these United States can the progeny of people once portrayed as parasites and invaders side with those making the same argument about the latest batch of newcomers. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

That that fondness would define the very identity of her progeny? — Barry Levitt, Time, 19 June 2026

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

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