Synonyms of cousins

cousins

noun

plural of cousin

as in relatives

a person connected with another by blood or marriage

we both were surprised to learn that we are distant cousins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relatives
• relations
• families
• kinsmen
• kins
• folk
• in-laws
• people
• houses
• tribes
• clans
• races
• lineages
• blood
• kinswomen
• kinfolks
• kinsfolk
• kissing cousins
• stocks
• kindreds
• lines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonrelatives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cousins

The queen bee of the group is Paulina (a sensational Denée Benton), who rambles on about her American cousins and her pro-football player boyfriend Kofi, whom no one has actually met. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

And of course there are your cousins, who are black, and your aunt, too. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

The prevalence of water-bearing minerals in the Bennu sample also suggests that water-ice that sublimated into vapor just inside the snow line was also part of the material that was transported into the region where Bennu and its cousins were built. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Rancho libertarians, like their Scotch-Irish cousins from another mother, are forever skeptical of government, respect insurgents who want to take on the establishment, love their people and subscribe to a bootstraps approach to life. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

An absent father—mourning a mother—a startling lack of siblings but a plethora of cousins—exile from her community. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Besides her sons, she is survived by grandchildren Dominic, Maggie, Nora and Ella; her sister Theresa (Michael); her nieces, Candice (Gordon) and Melanie (Trey); her nephews, Charles and David; as well as many cousins and extended family. — David Mendell, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Laura and her siblings bonded with Princess Diana and their royal cousins on family vacations to Necker Island (with Lady Sarah’s kids joining them). — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026

In addition to Maral and Arden’s mother, their cousins work at the company too. — Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026