KINS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

kins

noun

plural of kin

as in families

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party

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as in cousins

a person connected with another by blood or marriage since she did not appear to be kin to either side, we've no idea what she was doing at the wedding

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nonrelatives

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Noun

The decades-long search for answers in Amy’s case inspired the couple to help establish the nonprofit, which helps to fund unsolved homicide investigations, train investigators and support victims’ families.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
The plan is to find candidates from families that renounced their royal status in 1947, which at the time was to ease the postwar financial burden on the monarchy.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of families

Noun

Fortune has reported on scammers using voice-cloning tools to impersonate relatives since 2023.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
The changes include allowing the adoption of distant male relatives raised as commoners to become royals and father future heirs, and letting princesses keep their royal status after marrying commoners.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of relatives

Noun

As the two clans battle it out on the field, regardless of who takes home the trophy Lexi may have already won at love.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Ali Mahmoud Ali, the group's Sudan analyst, said that the latest clashes risk bringing in more Nuba clans into the fight and could increase divisions across South Kordofan, where communities are facing an already dire humanitarian situation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of clans

Noun

Even though relations between the pair had been publicly disintegrating for weeks, Stevens' announcement was a surprise.

— Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
She’s expected to continue Radev’s policy of keeping Bulgaria on its European path, while also supporting better relations with Russia and the lifting of sanctions.

— Veselin Toshkov, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of relations

Noun

These attributes will be increasingly important when robots are deployed to rescue sites and even used in less dangerous settings like hospitality and in multilevel offices, factories and houses.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
As with interior design for houses, interior design for vehicles is also subject to fashion trends.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026

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