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

For hair loss, technicians lean on products and massages that stimulate blood flow. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Tiny and blond with rounded, cherubic features, Pugh’s Cathy lands at their doorstep one night like an angel that crashed to the earth, her skull cracked and her dress drenched in blood. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026

Video from the scene shows Linton’s vehicle flying into the intersection like a missile, causing a fiery multi-car collision that left burning car parts and streaks of blood as black smoke filled the sky. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

He too is wounded, lying on his side, his white shirt soaked with blood around his stomach. — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing blood

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