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blood

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of blood

1 a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
  • In his mind, blood came before anything else, and he would not betray his brother.
Synonyms of blood

clan, family, folks, house, kin, kindred, kinfolk (or kinfolks), kinsfolk, line, lineage, people, race, stock, tribe
Words Related to blood

blended family, nuclear family

extended family, household, kith

brood

descendant (also descendent), issue, offspring, progeny, scion, seed

clansman, kinsman, kinswoman, relative

dynasty
Near Antonyms of blood

ancestry, birth, descent, extraction, origin, pedigree
2 the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
  • She was determined to be of royal blood.
Synonyms of blood

ancestry, birth, bloodline, breeding, descent, extraction, family tree, genealogy, line, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock, strain
Words Related to blood

heredity, succession

family, house

kin, kindred, relations, relatives

race
Near Antonyms of blood

offspring

child, heir, inheritor, son, successor
Antonyms of blood

issue, posterity, progeny, seed
3 the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
  • In your blood you know this business deal just isn't right.
Synonyms of blood

belly, bone(s), bosom, breast, core, gut, heart, heartstrings, inner space, inside, quick, soul
Words Related to blood

conscience, mind
4 the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life
  • called for blood
Synonyms of blood

foul play, homicide, murder, slaying
Words Related to blood

killing, manslaughter

bloodshed, butchery, carnage, decimation, destruction, massacre, slaughter

assassination, execution, hit

euthanasia, mercy killing

filicide, fratricide, matricide, parricide, patricide, regicide, uxoricide

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