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 San Diego Unified School District and members of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, an immigrants rights advocacy group, said the boy was separated from his cousins and uncle, who has been taking care of him after his father was deported last year. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026

Luis and Samir loved being with their many aunts, uncles and cousins in Washington, and were picking up English, in addition to their native Romanian. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026

Advocates and school officials previously said the boy had been living with his uncle and cousins after his father was deported to Mexico last year. — Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

For their documentary Perfect Road, Danish directors and cousins Adam and Christian Bonke followed nomadic cyclist Maximilian Schnell on an extreme journey across some of Europe’s highest mountain passes. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026

In the end, getting a vote and getting a sale are not so dissimilar, making politicians the cousins of retailers. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026

Cranberries get a fraction of the shine compared to their fruity cousins. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Nov. 2026

The two attended Starksville High School in MIssissippi together, hail from the same hometown and, most importantly, are cousins. — Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

But some in the community, even cousins, stopped speaking with her. — Francesca D’annunzio, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2026