Synonyms & related words for hereditary

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of hereditary — including inherited, patrimonial, genetic, heritable, inheritable, ancestral. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to hereditary

Explore words related to hereditary — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hereditariness, nonhereditary, heredity, familial, transmitted, inheritability, hereditarianism, monogenic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for hereditary

Common synonyms for hereditary include inherited, patrimonial, genetic, heritable, inheritable, ancestral, transmissible, congenital — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does hereditary come from?

The word hereditary breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root hered-, from Latin heres (“heir”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.