What is another word for inheritance?
Synonyms for inheritance
ɪnˈhɛr ɪ tənsin·her·i·tance
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
inheritance
Synonyms:
bequest, legacy, heritage, hereditament, patrimony, possessionAntonyms:
purchase, donation, acquisition, dissipation, alienation, forfeiture, lapse, escheatment
Princeton's WordNet
inheritance, heritagenoun
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
Synonyms:
heritage, hereditary patterninheritance, heritagenoun
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
Synonyms:
heritage, hereditary patterninheritance, hereditary patternnoun
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
Synonyms:
heritage, hereditary patterninheritance, heritagenoun
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
"my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"
Synonyms:
heritage, hereditary pattern
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
inheritancenoun
Synonyms:
inheritinginheritancenoun
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#450 | estate | |
#3120 | heritage | |
#5010 | legacy | |
#6648 | possession | |
#8210 | estates | |
#11534 | inheritance | |
#12997 | successor | |
#13762 | succession | |
#21257 | inherit | |
#35503 | bequest | |
#36799 | legacies | |
#42231 | heredity | |
#68924 | heritability | |
#79108 | patrimony | |
#150505 | intestacy | |
#265764 | hereditament |
How to use inheritance in a sentence?
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi:
They are trying, with their barbarism and arrogance, to destroy the inheritance of humanity, the inheritance of Iraqi people and their civilization, [the] same way they destroyed humans, i want to send clear message from here in Baghdad, that we will preserve this human civilization and its inheritance, and we will pursue those who are trying to destroy it.
My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor. In no other land could a boy from a country village, without inheritance or influential friends, look forward with unbounded hope.
And in the Spanish league we have to abide by the rules. We think they could be more flexible, but that’s not an excuse, we knew the regulation. We couldn't abide by it because of the inheritance we had.
Islam has given women all fundamental rights, such as business and ownership, inheritance, education, work, choosing one's husband, security and the right to good life.
The client needs to be aware... being a Swiss citizen and having U.S. exposure, there could be an inheritance issue. We have not actively advised, we have informed our clients there is possibly an end risk there.
Translations for inheritance
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- وراثةArabic
- dědičnostCzech
- ErbschaftGerman
- heredoEsperanto
- herenciaSpanish
- وراثتPersian
- perintö, periminen, perimäFinnish
- ættarbregði, ættararvurFaroese
- oidhreachtIrish
- oighreachdScottish Gaelic
- warisanIndonesian
- ereditarietà, ereditàItalian
- יְרוּשָׁהHebrew
- 継承Japanese
- erfelijkheid, erfdeel, nalatenschap, erfenisDutch
- arvNorwegian
- dziedziczenie, spadekPolish
- herançaPortuguese
- moștenireRomanian
- наследство, наследованиеRussian
- nasleđivanje, nasledstvoSerbo-Croatian
- arvSwedish
- urithiSwahili
- มรดกThai
- eritance, eritaedjeWalloon
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