/ Thesaurus / L Synonyms of line of descent Find synonyms for: Noun1. descent, line of descent, lineage, filiation, kinship, family relationship, relationshipusage: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors2. lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock, genealogy, family treeusage: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: grimace Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language