GRANDFATHERS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

grandfathers

noun

plural of grandfather

as in fathers

a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent this tradition has been passed down from our pioneer grandfathers

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Recent Examples of grandfathers 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, 19 Sep. 2026 Nearly a century after his great-grandfathers played college football, USC freshman defensive lineman Luke Wafle is emerging as a generational talent. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 This makes Gladden and Gaetti, who were pillars of the Minnesota Twins’ 1987 title team, grandfathers to the couple’s two boys, Luca, 9, and Malone, 5. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Goodleaf’s father had helped build the towers, as had the fathers and grandfathers of many of the ironworkers who responded to the collapse. — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Both my grandfathers flew (dad’s dad was a career airline pilot, mom’s dad had his private license). — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 9 Sep. 2026 As parents juggle more than ever, grandfathers are stepping up in heartwarming and unexpected ways. — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 23 Aug. 2026 Born in Russell County, Virginia, Hubbard was largely raised by his grandfathers, both union coal miners with missing fingers, and still speaks with an Appalachian twang. — Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

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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

Definition of fathers

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