KINSMEN Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

kinsmen

noun

plural of kinsman

as in cousins

a person connected with another by blood or marriage to protect the family honor, he sought to revenge the murder of his kinsman

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Recent Examples of kinsmen Records of public meetings and community newspapers feature jabs at how far these sorry kinsmen have strayed from their heritage. — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026 But the chief’s kinsmen failed to honor his request. — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Most of his cousins have not been able to buy a house or start a family deep into their 30s.

— Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
The mall brands your older cousins grew up with aren’t just hanging on.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of cousins

Noun

In 2009, armed men stopped a convoy of civilians, relatives, lawyers and journalists heading to submit election filings in Maguindanao and killed 58 people, at least 32 of them journalists and media workers.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Lorah declined to discuss motive but said investigators would talk to other relatives and examine the cellphones of the women who were killed outside the home.

— Jacqueline GaNun, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of relatives

Noun

China-Japan relations have come under heavy strain since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament in November last year that Japan could get militarily involved in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Questions remain over how a citizen of Oman, a country which does not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel, was authorized to co-pilot a plane bound for Tel Aviv, despite Israel’s strict security regulations.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

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