Synonyms for inheritance
ɪnˈhɛr ɪ tənsin·her·i·tance

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1. inheritance

   Synonyms:
   bequest, legacy, heritage, hereditament, patrimony, possession

   Antonyms:
   purchase, donation, acquisition, dissipation, alienation, forfeiture, lapse, escheatment

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1. inheritance, heritagenoun

   hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

   Synonyms:
   heritage, hereditary pattern

2. 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:
   heritage, hereditary pattern

3. inheritance, hereditary patternnoun

   (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

   Synonyms:
   heritage, hereditary pattern

4. 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:
   heritage, hereditary pattern

Matched Categories

1. • Attribute
   • Law
   • Transferred Property

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1. inheritancenoun

   Synonyms:
   inheriting

2. inheritancenoun

   Synonyms:
   heritage, patrimony

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1. inheritancenoun

   Synonyms:
   heritage, patrimony, legacy

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1. List of paraphrases for "inheritance":

   succession, legacy, heredity, heritage, inherit, estate, heritability, successor, intestacy, estates, legacies

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How to use inheritance in a sentence?

1. Kit Opie:

   It's an interesting approach. ... You can imagine this maybe happening in larger societies, but it's marriage that matters here, as [this] is what passes on inheritance. ... Monogamy is a marriage system, not a mating system.

2. Masahiko Komura:

   The clearer (Abe) makes his inheritance of the 50th and 60th anniversary apologies, the more spotlight there will be on the part about the future of Japan.

3. Alan Watts:

   Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they are born heirs to them.

4. Mahatma Gandhi:

   I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.

5. Kenny Ng:

   The market is expecting ... a scramble for inheritance. Under these circumstances there might be changes in company ownership, with some shareholders increasing their stakes.