forefather - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for forefather ?

Here are the synonyms for forefather , a list of similar words for forefather from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

the founder of a family

Synonyms

• father
• forefather
• sire

More generic

• ancestor
• antecedent
• ascendant
• ascendent
• root

More specific

• patriarch

Noun

person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group

Synonyms

• forefather

More generic

• predecessor

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