Nouns (20)
descent
n. the act of changing your location in a downward direction
descent
n. a movement downward
descent
n. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
extraction, origin
n. properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
fall, declivity, decline, downslope
n. a downward slope or bend
blood, line, stock, ancestry, lineage, origin, pedigree, bloodline, parentage, line of descent, blood line
n. the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
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Fuzzynyms (30)
fall, drop, falling
n. a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
abyss, abysm
n. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
precipice
n. a very steep cliff
waterfall, falls, cascade, cataract
n. a steep descent of the water of a river
derivation, ancestry, lineage, filiation
n. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
kin, kindred, clan, tribe, kin group, kinship group
n. group of people related by blood or marriage
dynasty
n. a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
house
n. aristocratic family line; "the House of York"
house, family, household, menage, ménage
n. a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
race
n. people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"
parent
n. a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
patriarch
n. any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
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Antonyms (7)
rise, ascent, climb, upgrade, acclivity
n. an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
offspring, progeny
n. the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
descent
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