COUSINS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

cousins

noun

Definition of cousins

plural of cousin

as in relatives

a person connected with another by blood or marriage we both were surprised to learn that we are distant cousins

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nonrelatives

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Recent Examples of cousins McCollum spent summers working cattle, branding steers and tending to his grandfather's ranch alongside his cousins. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 But some in the community, even cousins, stopped speaking with her. — Francesca D’annunzio, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2026 Particularly among the people who consider GLP-1s a form of miracle drug, consumers may simply want to believe that the weight loss medicine's chemical cousins could have similar effects on other elements of human health. — Renée Onque, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 The chain was founded by cousins Sawyer Hemsley and Jason McGowan in Utah in 2017 and remains headquartered there. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Irvine's sister, aunts and cousins attended Romero's court hearing in New York City Thursday and complained to reporters that the former police officer was allegedly receiving special treatment. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 The enduring travails of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, landed cousins of the Montauketts in eastern Long Island, are instructive. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 For cousins Maribeth Ryan and Matthew Kineke, October 1989 was a time of mourning. — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026 Perfect Road, a documentary from Danish directors and cousins Adam and Christian Bonke, follows him on an extreme journey through some of Europe’s highest mountain passes, while also providing a meditation on modern life and character study. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Fortune has reported on scammers using voice-cloning tools to impersonate relatives since 2023.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
The changes include allowing the adoption of distant male relatives raised as commoners to become royals and father future heirs, and letting princesses keep their royal status after marrying commoners.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

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