/ Thesaurus / I Synonyms of inherited Find synonyms for: Verb1. inherit, get, acquireusage: obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"2. inheritusage: receive from a predecessor; "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"3. inherit, receive, haveusage: receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"Adjective1. familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible, inheritable (vs. noninheritable), heritableusage: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: penury Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language