FATHERS Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

fathers 1 of 2

noun

plural of father

as in dads

a male human parent the special relationship that exists between fathers and sons

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as in founders

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor Sir Isaac Newton is regarded by many as the father of modern science

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as in grandfathers

a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent our fathers founded this nation on the fundamental belief that no person is entitled to rule by divine right

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fathers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of father

as in sires

to become the father of Paul Revere somehow found room in his small house for the large family he had fathered

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Recent Examples of fathers

Noun

Soon the fathers, mothers and grandparents cheering girls’ soccer teams will exchange their uncomfortable folding chairs for the hard bleacher seats of indoor soccer or basketball. — Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 Roughly 24 hours after the fathers told the court about the surrogate giving birth, Uthmeier’s office petitioned to intervene as a party in the court case. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 Owners took them along on smoke breaks and told them how their fathers had started the business. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 Wide-eyed children and tipsy fathers are spellbound by the playacting queens, unbearably luminous in their regalia. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026 The Icamiabas kept the daughters and gave the sons back to their fathers, preserving the female group. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026 Unlike Maurice Liu, who burrowed into the United Nations and never wanted to leave, these fathers rose like titans. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 The Japanese attendees included fathers and sons, couples, and entire families, often in highly individual combinations of pieces drawn from different decades and different corners of the Lauren landscape of Americana. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026 Those girls in the hothouses maintained by fathers and uncles certainly would not spare a single thought for Percherette. — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fathers

Noun

Thank you to all my brothers blocking and having my back and my dads!

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
Science Daily said that a 1982 study show that 43% of dads have never changed a diaper.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of dads

Noun

In 2019, the brand appointed Dorian Tarantini and Matteo Mena, the founders and creative directors of the now-shuttered label M1992, to launch a new line called 1910 Borbonese, under the watch of then-CEO Alessandro Pescara.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
All of that and not to mention my dad was one of the original founders of the AYSO.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of founders

Noun

One of my grandfathers was in the seminary and he was killed by the Republicans.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
His grandfathers are former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and Tom Curtis, an All-America defensive back for the Wolverines, and his brother is Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of grandfathers

Noun

Everyone has heard of the ‘crazy cat lady,’ but cat daddies have their own cultural stereotypes.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Vegas is full of bachelor parties, drag revues, Elvis impersonators, wedding chapels, showgirls, leather daddies, casino grandmas, and enough sequins to blind Liberace.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026

Definition of daddies

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The league now brings content creators to regular season games, too, and has broadened its reach to include more than just baseball and sports creators.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026
In fact no one from Friends, not the cast, not guest stars, not co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane appear in the docuseries.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of creators

Noun

Athorp’s easygoing, unassuming demeanor belies his decades-long experience and expertise, which are rooted in the knowledge passed down by his Indigenous ancestors.

— Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
According to family history, DaCosta Levy’s family lineage traced to Portugal, where his ancestors had been mariners — almost certainly Sephardic Jews who scattered across the Atlantic world after the Inquisition.

— Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026