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METRONYMIC Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word metronymic. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For METRONYMIC

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family
nounn
noun

• a social unit living together

• primary social group; parents and children

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• people descended from a common ancestor

• a person having kinship with another or others

• (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

• a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

• an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

fatherly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective

inherited
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

manly
adjectiveadj
adjective

• possessing qualities befitting a man

adverb

• in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man

adjective satellite

• characteristic of a man

masculine
adjectiveadj
adjective

• male (of grammatical gender)

• associated with men and not with women

noun

• a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male

adjective satellite

• (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable

paternal
adjectiveadj
adjective

• belonging to or inherited from one's father

• characteristic of a father

• relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent

adjective satellite

• related on the father's side

patriarchal
adjectiveadj
adjective

• characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

• relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank

patronymic
nounn
adjective

• of or derived from a personal or family name

noun

• a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)

surnamed
verbv
noun

• the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

Alternatives for FAMILY

Alternatives for FATHERLY

Alternatives for MANLY

Alternatives for MASCULINE

Alternatives for PATERNAL

Alternatives for PATRIARCHAL

Alternatives for PATRONYMIC

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