Words Like LINEAL

We have put together a list of words that are similar to LINEAL.

9 Alternative Words Similar to lineal

1 Direct Adjective      Synonym Words Like Direct
2 Collateral Adjective      Antonym Words Like Collateral
3 Related Adjective      Related Words Like Related
4 Matrilineal Adjective      Similar Words Like Matrilineal
5 Matrilinear Adjective      Similar Words Like Matrilinear
6 Patrilineal Adjective      Similar Words Like Patrilineal
7 Patrilinear Adjective      Similar Words Like Patrilinear
8 Unilateral Adjective      Similar Words Like Unilateral
9 Unilateralist Adjective      Similar Words Like Unilateralist

6 examples of lineal

1 a lineal descent or a lineal descendant
2 lineal designs
3 lineal magnitude
4 a direct descendant of the king
5 direct heredity
6 lineal heirs

10 definitions of lineal

1 Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral.
2 Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).
3 Composed of lines; delineated.
4 In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear.
5 arranged in a line
6 in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
7 Belonging to or being in the direct line of descent from an ancestor.
8 Derived from or relating to a particular line of descent; hereditary.
9 Linear.
10 Of or pertaining to a line or length; extending in a line; involving the single dimension of length: as, lineal measure; a lineal foot.
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