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lineage Synonyms

Another word for lineage

Choosing another word for lineage depends on context, so the 13 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

Direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.

Usage Example

"The historian traced the royal family's ancestry back to the twelfth century."

Strongest
ancestry
descent
bloodline
pedigree
Strong
genealogy
parentage
extraction
stock
heritage
heredity

• noun (Context 2)

A sequence of species, organisms, or cells that have evolved from a shared predecessor.

Usage Example

"Fossil evidence helped paleontologists map the evolutionary line of modern birds."

Strong
line
clade
strain

• Nearby Words

linchpin
linden
line
lineage
lineal
lineally
linear

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Lineage. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/lineage
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