Antonyms of adj hereditary

2 senses of hereditary

Sense 1
familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible -- (occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features")

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

Sense 2
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 hereditary

2 senses of hereditary

Sense 1
familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible -- (occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features")
       => inheritable (vs. noninheritable), heritable -- (capable of being inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title")

Sense 2
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")