Synonyms of the word

lineal

• adj. (family) Of a family relationship that includes mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, grandparents, grandchildren,…
• adj. Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).
• adj. Composed of lines; delineated.
• adj. In the direction of a line; of a line; of or relating to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line;…

direct

• adj. Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
• adj. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
• adj. Straightforward; sincere.
• adj. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
• adj. In the line of descent; not collateral.
• adj. (astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the…
• adj. (political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes…
• adj. (aviation, travel) having a single flight number.
• adv. Directly.
• v. To manage, control, steer.
• v. To aim (something) at (something else).
• v. To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
• v. To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
• v. (dated) To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom…

linear

• adj. Having the form of a line; straight.
• adj. Of or relating to lines.
• adj. Made in a step-by-step, logical manner.
• adj. (botany, of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
• adj. (physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).

matrilineal

• adj. Tracing descent only through female lines.

matrilinear

• adj. Alternative form of matrilineal.

one-dimensional

• adj. Having length, but no width, height or depth.
• adj. (figuratively) Lacking depth or believability; flat.
• adj. (figuratively) Lacking personal depth and substance; conceited, vain, shallow, superficial (see also;…

patrilineal

• adj. Pertaining to descent through male lines.

patrilinear

• adj. Alternative form of patrilineal.

related

• adj. Standing in relation or connection.
• adj. Being a relative of.
• adj. Narrated; told.
• adj. (music) Same as the adjective relative.
• adj. (mathematics) Fulfilling a relation.
• adj. (in combination) Having a relationship with the thing named.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of relate.

unilateral

• adj. Done by one side only.
• adj. Affecting only one side of the body.
• adj. Binding or affecting one party only.

unilateralist

• adj. Supporting or advocating unilateralism.
• n. A supporter of unilateralism.