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

His hemoglobin, a protein in blood, was so low he was sent to the hospital. — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Additionally, an Apolipoprotein B-100 (Apo B) test, which measures the amount of plaque-forming protein in your blood, offers a more accurate picture of heart disease than a standard cholesterol test. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026

In this new analysis, ProPublica found that 310 more patients in Texas experienced substantial blood loss after an ectopic pregnancy in 2023 and 2024 compared with 2018 and 2019, an increase of about 29%. — Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2026

One thing donating blood can't do, Lawrence said, is help prevent cancer, despite viral claims. — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing blood

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