Synonyms of blood

blood

noun

ˈbləd 

1

as in family

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

in his mind, blood came before anything else, and he would not betray his criminal brother to the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

• family
• house
• tribe
• clan
• lineage
• people
• folks
• race
• kin
• descendant
• stock
• household
• kindred
• line
• dynasty
• kinfolk
• relative
• kinsfolk
• offspring
• nuclear family
• progeny
• seed
• extended family
• brood
• blended family
• kith
• kinsman
• issue
• scion
• clansman
• kinswoman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• birth
• origin
• extraction
• descent
• ancestry
• pedigree

2

as in ancestry

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended

the language expert was certain that a young woman with such an upper-class accent had to be of royal blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ancestry
• lineage
• pedigree
• genealogy
• breeding
• origin
• family
• descent
• extraction
• birth
• strain
• stock
• bloodline
• parentage
• line
• family tree
• relations
• relatives
• house
• heredity
• succession
• race
• kin
• kindred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seed
• progeny
• issue
• posterity
• offspring
• son
• child
• heir
• successor
• inheritor

3

as in soul

the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions

in your blood you know this business deal just isn't right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soul
• heart
• breast
• bosom
• mind
• bone(s)
• gut
• belly
• core
• inside
• inner space
• quick
• conscience
• heartstrings

4

as in murder

the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life

blood will always have blood, and so the killing never ends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murder
• homicide
• slaying
• killing
• massacre
• slaughter
• bloodshed
• foul play
• carnage
• execution
• rubout
• assassination
• butchery
• manslaughter
• destruction
• decimation
• mercy killing
• euthanasia
• fratricide
• chance-medley
• regicide
• parricide
• hit
• patricide
• matricide
• filicide
• uxoricide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blood

To see it in the flesh is to realize how much blood is lost in even the most exacting of reproductions. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026

Lambert’s talent should be no surprise since the sport is in her blood. — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Later, several protesters were seen lying on the ground being treated by street medics, with blood flowing from the head of an older man. — Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

No samples or blood products were lost during the attack, with samples quickly transferred to other facilities, the EFS added. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing blood

• bad blood
• blue blood
• in one's blood
• sweat blood