FAMILY TREE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

family tree

noun

Definition of family tree

as in ancestry

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended his family tree includes writers, musical composers, and other notables in the arts

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Recent Examples of family tree The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 The process of genealogy requires finding these kinds of documents for every person, in each descending generation, in order to build a family tree to the present. — Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026 The finding, combined with previous research, shifts how experts are thinking about Homo floresiensis’ spot on the family tree of human evolution. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 Neither had any reason to suspect their family tree ran directly into the foundation of the White House — until historians, genealogists and what producers describe as groundbreaking ancestry research brought the line into focus. — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for family tree

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Noun

But in reality, as scientists started poking large enough collections of data, there were regular hints of some strange ancestry in our genomes.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
The August 12 eclipse in Leo kicks off a new story around home, family, legacy, and ancestry.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Definition of ancestry

Noun

Listing agent Kristina Agustin of Vista Sotheby’s International Realty said the land carries a deeper local lineage than most lifestyle properties that change hands in California wine regions.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Gone are the days of fragmented, point product solutions for capabilities like data lineage, business glossaries, data quality, MDM and yes, catalogs.

— Susan Laine, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of lineage

Noun

Velasquez was arrested earlier this month after Arlington Police used investigative genetic genealogy to link her to a drop of blood found inside the apartment.

— J.D. Miles, CBS News, 31 July 2026
That includes investigative genetic genealogy research, which is used to generate leads from a family tree.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of genealogy

Noun

People ‘in the middle’ While many are flocking to take advantage of an $8 burger, Alicia Roten’s family is simply trying not to eat out at all.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Officials are relying on reports from the families of victims and survivors in an attempt to determine the number of those missing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of family

Noun

To mitigate those losses, scientists are developing a wide range of tools—combining advances in genetics, breeding, and crop physiology—to make agriculture more resilient to climate risks.

— Derek Norman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Keeping your lawn and garden well-maintained can also help reduce grasshopper populations by destroying their breeding habitat.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 21 July 2026

Definition of breeding

Noun

But although smallpox’s European origins are clear based on the timeline of its devastation, epidemiologists have yet to identify strong genetic evidence to support this arc.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Just days before the hearing, Paul released over 1,000 pages of Fauci's private diary entries from the pandemic period, accusing him of hiding the truth about COVID-19's origins.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 July 2026