genetic

The word “genetic” has 3 syllables: ge-net-ic

It's pronounced as /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/


What is synonym and antonym for genetic?

In the thesaurus, “genetic” has 23 synonyms and 2 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for genetic along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for genetic

  • abiogenetic
  • ancestral
  • congenital
  • digenetic
  • eugenic
  • genesiological
  • genital
  • hereditary
  • heritable
  • historical
  • inborn
  • inbred
  • inherent
  • inheritable
  • inherited
  • innate
  • matriclinous
  • native
  • natural
  • patrimonial
  • phytogenetic
  • sporogenous
  • xenogenetic

Antonyms for genetic

Meanings of genetic

  • adjective
    1. Relating to genetics or genes.
    2. Caused by genes.
    3. Of or relating to origin (genesis).
    4. Based on shared membership in a linguistic family.
    5. Based on a shared membership in a religious family.

Example Sentences

  • The disease is believed to have a genetic cause.
  • Researchers are studying genetic mutations linked to cancer.
  • She took a genetic test to learn more about her ancestry.
  • Genetic engineering has the potential to revolutionize agriculture.
  • The twins have genetic similarities but very different personalities.

On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to genetic, such as: abiogenetic, acquired, ancestral, congenital, digenetic, eugenic, genesiological.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

familial

  • domestic
  • family
  • genetic
  • hereditary
  • homelike
  • homely
  • homey
  • homy
  • household
  • inherited
  • residential

handed down

  • accepted
  • accrued
  • advised
  • alienated
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  • allegorical
  • ancestral
  • apocryphal
  • apprised
  • argued
  • assigned
  • bequeath
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  • bestowed
  • billboarded
  • billed
  • blurbed
  • bulletined
  • ceded
  • commended
  • committed
  • communicated
  • conferred
  • confirmed
  • congenital
  • connate
  • consigned
  • contributed
  • conventional
  • conveyed
  • created
  • customary
  • deeded
  • defended
  • delivered
  • disclosed
  • disseminated
  • divulged
  • donated
  • doubtful
  • dubious
  • endowed
  • entrusted
  • fabled
  • fabricated
  • fabulous
  • family
  • fanciful
  • featured
  • figmental
  • gazetted
  • genealogical
  • genetic
  • given
  • granted
  • hand-me-down
  • handed over
  • heritable
  • imaginary
  • imaginative
  • imparted
  • improbable
  • in the blood
  • in the genes
  • inborn
  • inbred
  • informed
  • inheritable
  • inherited
  • innate
  • intimated
  • introduced
  • intrusted
  • invented
  • justified
  • kithed
  • knelled
  • kythed
  • leased
  • left
  • lent
  • let
  • lineal
  • loaned
  • long-standing
  • made over
  • manifested
  • maternal
  • moved
  • mythical
  • mythological
  • not new
  • notified
  • old
  • pass on
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  • passed on
  • paternal
  • patrimonial
  • persevered
  • pitched
  • plugged
  • pre-owned
  • presented
  • previously owned
  • promoted
  • puffed
  • rang
  • rationalized
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  • related
  • released
  • relinquished
  • rented
  • reported
  • respected
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  • romantic
  • rooted
  • showed
  • spread
  • storied
  • supported
  • surrendered
  • told
  • tolled
  • traditional
  • transferred
  • transmissible
  • transmitted
  • trusted
  • turned in
  • turned over
  • unhistoric
  • unhistorical
  • unnew
  • unreal
  • unverifiable
  • upheld
  • vested
  • vindicated
  • willed
  • yielded

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