genetic

/dʒənˈɛtɪk/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
   “an inherited disease”
2. of or relating to or produced by or being a gene
   “genic combinations”
3. pertaining to or referring to origin
   “genetic history reconstructs the origins of a literary work”
4. of or relating to the science of genetics
   “genetic research”

Synonyms for genetic

• familial
• hereditary
• inherited
• transmitted
• transmissible
• inheritable
• genic
• genetical

Words that rhyme with genetic

• synthetic
• sympathetic
• magnetic
• unsympathetic
• aesthetic
• esthetic
• peripatetic
• poetic
• anaesthetic
• anesthetic
• ascetic
• athletic
• cosmetic
• diabetic
• kinetic
• pathetic
• alphabetic
• apathetic
• arithmetic
• energetic
• homiletic
• parasympathetic
• phonetic
• prosthetic
• acetic
• apologetic
• diamagnetic
• dietetic
• diuretic
• electromagnetic