COUSIN Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

cousin

noun

ˈkə-zən

Definition of cousin next

as in relative

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

nonrelative

Examples of cousin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Then my cousin arrives with taro egg pudding milk tea! —

R29 Team, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2024 Far from helpless and demure, Rosa Salazar’s Roxane has more in common with her cousin than with any other character in the play. —

Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024 Van Huss is missed by many people, her family said, including cousins who loved her like sisters and an aunt who loved her like a daughter. —

Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024 One of my cousin’s friends was more or less tagging along on our hunt and ended up killing a 300-plus-inch bull in a popular unit that was easy to draw at the time. —

Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cousin

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