Synonyms of lineage

lineage

noun

1

as in ancestry

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended

his Italian lineage was very important to him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ancestry
• pedigree
• origin
• genealogy
• breeding
• family
• descent
• blood
• birth
• extraction
• bloodline
• parentage
• strain
• stock
• line
• family tree
• succession
• relatives
• heredity
• race
• relations
• house
• kin
• kindred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• progeny
• seed
• issue
• posterity
• offspring
• son
• child
• heir
• successor
• inheritor

2

as in family

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

it is now generally accepted that the lineage of Thomas Jefferson includes black as well as white members

Synonyms & Similar Words

• family
• tribe
• clan
• house
• descendant
• race
• folks
• kin
• descendent
• blood
• people
• dynasty
• household
• stock
• kindred
• line
• kinfolk
• kinsfolk
• progeny
• offspring
• relative
• kinfolks
• nuclear family
• brood
• extended family
• seed
• scion
• issue
• kinsman
• blended family
• kith
• clansman
• kinswoman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• origin
• birth
• extraction
• descent
• ancestry
• pedigree