Synonyms for heir
ɛərheir

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. heir, inheritor, heritornoun

   a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

   Synonyms:
   heritor, inheritor, successor

2. successor, heirnoun

   a person who inherits some title or office

   Synonyms:
   heritor, inheritor, replacement, successor

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1. • Offspring
   • Recipient

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. heirnoun

   Synonyms:
   inheritor, scion, coheir, parcener

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "heir":

   heiress, prince, successor, crown, dauphin

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1. Carrie Johnson:

   I wouldn't comment on anything that I say to The Queen or The Queen says to me. Nor will I say anything about what the heir to the throne might say to me or what I might say to him. And that's never happened and Prime Ministers never talk about that and quite rightly.

2. Tokuo Hayakawa:

   I can't tell my grandson to be my heir, reviving this town is impossible.

3. Pete Watt:

   Colin Firth bears a slightly closer resemblance to the heir-apparent than current favorite Ralph Fiennes, in addition, Firth's reputation of bringing a certain aristocratic feel to Colin Firth performances is likely to work in Colin Firth favor.

4. Proverb:

   A rich man is either a rogue or a rogue's heir.

5. Famous Proverb:

   A rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir of a scoundrel.