Antonyms of adj matriarchal

1 sense of matriarchal

Sense 1
matriarchal (vs. patriarchal) -- (characteristic of a matriarchy)

patriarchal (vs. matriarchal) -- (characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line)
        => patriarchic -- ((of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line)
        => patricentric -- (centered upon the father)

Similarity of adj matriarchal

1 sense of matriarchal

Sense 1
matriarchal (vs. patriarchal) -- (characteristic of a matriarchy)
       => matriarchic -- ((of societies or families) having a female as the family head or having descent traced through the female line)
       => matricentric -- (centered upon the mother)
          Also See-> maternal#1