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Forebears
Sounds like
forbairz
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Simple meaning
What does Forebears mean?
Ancestors or holds back.
Dictionary definition
Ancestors; also holds back from doing something in a less common spelling context.
Example sentences
Forebears in a sentence
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Our forebears crossed the ocean long ago.
medium
The speaker forebears from blame in the old text.
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Forebears usually means ancestors and is most often used in family or history contexts.
Synonyms
Words like Forebears
ancestorsFamily members from earlier generations.
forebearRelated word that supports the meaning of forebears.
Antonyms
Opposite words
descendantsPeople born in later generations.
opposite ideaA contrasting idea to forebears, depending on context.
Word family
Forebears word family
Base word
forebears
noun
forebearses
More than one forebears.
verb
forebearsed
Past form of forebears.
verb
forebearsing
Action form of forebears.
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Practice 1
What does forebears mean?
Forebears means ancestors or holds back.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to forebears?
Ancestors is close in meaning to forebears in the right context.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of forebears?
Descendants contrasts with forebears.
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