Antonyms of adj ancestral

1 of 2 senses of ancestral

Sense 1
ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible -- (inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition")

INDIRECT (VIA inheritable) -> noninheritable, nonheritable -- (not inheritable)

Similarity of adj ancestral

2 senses of ancestral

Sense 1
ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible -- (inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition")
       => inheritable (vs. noninheritable), heritable -- (capable of being inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title")

Sense 2
ancestral -- (of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor)

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