Synonyms for paternal
pəˈtɜr nlpa·ter·nal

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1. paternaladjective

   Antonyms:
   maternal

2. paternaladjective

   Antonyms:
   maternal

3. paternaladjective

   Antonyms:
   maternal

4. paternaladjective

   Antonyms:
   maternal

5. paternaladjective

   Antonyms:
   maternal

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1. paternal

   Synonyms:
   fatherly, careful, tender, hereditary

   Antonyms:
   unfatherly, careless, rough, harsh

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1. paternaladjective

   belonging to or inherited from one's father

   "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"

   Synonyms:
   agnatic, parental, maternal, agnate

   Antonyms:
   maternalistic, maternal, motherly, motherlike, unrelated

2. paternaladjective

   characteristic of a father

   Synonyms:
   agnatic, parental, maternal, agnate

   Antonyms:
   motherly, motherlike, maternalistic, unrelated, maternal

3. parental, maternal, paternaladjective

   relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent

   "parental guidance"

   Synonyms:
   enate, agnatic, parental, maternal(p), agnate, enatic, maternal

   Antonyms:
   motherlike, maternalistic, maternal, motherly, unrelated

4. agnate, agnatic, paternaladjective

   related on the father's side

   "a paternal aunt"

   Synonyms:
   agnatic, maternal, parental, agnate

   Antonyms:
   maternal, motherly, motherlike, unrelated, maternalistic

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1. paternaladjective

   Synonyms:
   fatherly

2. paternaladjective

   Synonyms:
   hereditary

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1. List of paraphrases for "paternal":

   fatherly, parental, paternity, patronymic, father, paternalistic, fatherhood

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1. Thomas Babington Macaulay:

   Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from birth as a paternal, or, in other words, a meddling government, a government which tells them what to read, and say, and eat, and drink and wear.

2. Kimberly Guilfoyle:

   When there aren’t any paternal or father figures in homes, the gangs move into that void, it’s a very complicated and prevalent problem.

3. Deidre McPhillips:

   These countries tend to have generous paternal leave and maternal leave, offer free preschool and have good overall public education systems.

4. Benjamin Disraeli:

   Whenever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It has been discovered that the best way to ensure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in the nursery.

5. Leo Terrell:

   She has damaged her chances for future custodial rights, she disobeyed a court order to return the children. A writ of habeas corpus was filed by the ex-husband and granted by a New York Court ordering her to turn over the children to the paternal grandmother. Kelly received bad legal advice to defy the court order.