Synonyms for heritage
ˈhɛr ɪ tɪdʒher·itage

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.7 / 12 votes

1. heritage

   Synonyms:
   inheritance, entailment, legacy, bequest

   Antonyms:
   acquisition, merit, wages, compensation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.7 / 6 votes

1. heritagenoun

   practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

   "a heritage of freedom"

   Synonyms:
   inheritance

2. inheritance, 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:
   hereditary pattern, inheritance

3. inheritance, 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:
   hereditary pattern, inheritance

4. inheritance, heritagenoun

   hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

   Synonyms:
   hereditary pattern, inheritance

Matched Categories

1. • Acquisition
   • Attribute
   • Law
   • Practice
   • Transferred Property

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1. heirloom, birthright, patrimony

   something handed down through generations.

   the book was his grandfather's gift to him, an heirloom that detailed the family's colorful past.

   Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017  

2. promisenoun

   something (or someone) promised to the next generation.

   jesus christ is the promised messiah. "many died in the faith, not having received the promise, but having seen it afar off, confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth."

   Submitted by tburr3415 on May 5, 2022  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heritagenoun

   Synonyms:
   inheritance, portion, patrimony, estate

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. heritagenoun

   Synonyms:
   inheritance, hereditament, patrimony, possession

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1. List of paraphrases for "heritage":

   legacy, patrimoine, patrimony, inheritance, patrimonial, estate, patrimonio, wealth, property, héritage, heritages, endowment, relics, historic, assets, traditional

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1. Robert Blumenschine:

   Not only is Africa the storehouse of the ancient fossil heritage for people the world over, it was also the wellspring of everything that makes us human, including our technological prowess, our artistic ability and our supreme intellect.

2. Ahmed Hassan:

   We aim to try to find a balance between civil society and profit-driven private sector to protect the heritage buildings from getting demolished, we want a system where all stake holders agree on a system to keep the heritage.

3. Bumsuk Lim:

   It's strange it has taken this long for Honda, it's not as if Acura doesn't have a design heritage. They had this great second-generation Acura Legend coupe, which was seen at the time as a Japanese BMW.

4. Nancy Harris:

   We can now see the important role World Heritage forests play in stabilizing the global climate, and the truth is, we are completely undervaluing and underappreciating them.

5. Cecilia Bembibre:

   Since the space has been undergoing important conservation work in the last few years, and the collection was removed, it is reasonable to assume the scent has gone, now the preservation kit we created…(is) now the only existing archive of a lost heritage smell.