Synonyms & related words for incest

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of incest — including incestuousness, zoophilia, pedophilia, necrophilia, adultery, fornication. 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 incest

Explore words related to incest — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include inbreeder, incestuous, incestuously, bestiality, inbreeding, rape, patricide, sodomy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for incest

Common synonyms for incest include incestuousness, zoophilia, pedophilia, necrophilia, adultery, fornication, voyeurism, paraphilia — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does incest come from?

The word incest breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: in-, from Latin in (“not”); and -cest, from Latin castus (“pure, chaste”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.