heir - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

Synonyms

• heir
• heritor
• inheritor

More generic

• receiver
• recipient

More specific

• heir apparent
• heir presumptive
• heir-at-law
• heiress
• inheritress
• inheritrix

Noun

a person who inherits some title or office

Synonyms

• heir
• successor

More generic

• issue
• offspring
• progeny

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