Synonyms of DESCENT

noun

1. properties attributable to your ancestry

   • ORIGIN7
   • EXTRACTION19

2. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

   • LINEAGE8
   • FILIATION12

   Also: line of descent.

3. a downward slope or bend

   • DECLIVITY18
   • FALL7
   • DECLINE10
   • DECLINATION14
   • DECLENSION13
   • DOWNSLOPE15

4. the descendants of one individual

   • LINEAGE8
   • LINE4
   • BLOODLINE12
   • BLOOD8
   • PEDIGREE12
   • ANCESTRY13
   • ORIGIN7
   • PARENTAGE12
   • STEMMA10
   • STOCK11

   Also: line of descent, blood line.