Heir : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'heir': discover synonyms for the word heir, such as inheritor or successor.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as heir. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": inheritor and successor.


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Synonyms for heir sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for heir Degree of synonymy of heir Frequency in the language
inheritor
   92 0.04  
successor
   89 1.67  
heritor
   73  
scion
   73 0.24  
heiress
   69 1.14  
legatee
   67 0.02  
prince
   66 45.08  
descendant
   66 1.08  
dauphin
   65 0.47  
inheritance
   65 3.18  
inherit
   64 3.55  
son
   64 410.76  
beneficiary
   64 1.35  
princesses
   61 1.29  
legacy
   60 5.02  
heritage
   58 2.53  
crown
   56 13.69  
apparent
   55 4.22  
covenant
   55 6.69  
dolphin
   52 2.76  

Lexical field of "heir"

inheritor
successor
heritor
scion
heiress
legatee
prince
descendant
dauphin
inheritance
inherit
son
beneficiary
princesses
legacy
heritage
crown
apparent
covenant
dolphin
heir apparent
prince regent
descendent
heir presumptive
princeling
eldest
earldom
executor
primogeniture
nobleman
magnate
tycoon
inheritress
baron
descendibility
patriarch
coinheritor
unheired
aristocrat
legatary
benefactor
billionaire
industrialist
besaiel
paterfamilias
heirdom
godfather
esnecy
dynasty
grandson