Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the given word.
Hereditary

Acquired

The most appropriate antonym for the word hereditary is acquired.

• Hereditary means passed down from parents to offspring.
• Acquired means gained or obtained through one's own efforts or actions.

The other words do not have the same meaning as hereditary and are therefore not antonyms.

• Possessed means having or owning something.
• Regenerate means to grow or develop anew.
• Carried means to bear or transport something.