RELATIVES Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

relatives

noun

plural of relative

as in cousins

a person connected with another by blood or marriage it's always fun to see all your relatives at a big family gathering

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Recent Examples of relatives Stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 Stay out of the sun, and make sure to check up on relatives and neighbors. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026 Many have camped out along the edge of the piles of crushed concrete and rebar, awaiting any word of their relatives. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 The luckiest travellers have relatives who live in the cities hosting their team’s matches. — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026 With no electricity or phone signal, many have struggled to find news of relatives in the affected areas. — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 In addition to Rodríguez, the show also included the soccer pro, their children and other relatives. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 Eagle-eyed fans shared videos of the model in the stands, rather than in the VIP section where Swift’s celeb pals and relatives would hang out at each show, per People. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 July 2026 Faith, hope drive Venezuelan community's response The day the earthquakes struck was a holiday in Venezuela, which may explain why many families were at home when the disaster occurred, while some children were visiting friends or relatives. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatives

Noun

Jacinto found out the truth about his work after becoming suspicious of some of the girls who would accompany his cousins to their home.

— Michael Rios, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Love, 85, co-founded the Beach Boys in 1961 with cousins Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, and friend Al Jardine.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of cousins

Noun

Emily Brontë’s telling of this narrative premise was, also, far ahead of its time, unadorned, stripped bare, always in immediate reach of the brutal facts of her characters’ relations and complications with each other.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Runcie is sharply attuned to the vast uncomfortable grey areas of gender and power relations, navigating them with wry, revelatory observations that are devastatingly acute.

— Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026

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