Synonyms of relative

relative 1 of 2

noun

ˈre-lə-tiv 

as in cousin

a person connected with another by blood or marriage

it's always fun to see all your relatives at a big family gathering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cousin
• relation
• family
• kin
• kinsman
• in-law
• folk
• house
• people
• lineage
• tribe
• stock
• clan
• blood
• race
• kindred
• kissing cousin
• kinswoman
• kinsfolk
• line
• kinfolk

relative

2 of 2

adjective

1

as in comparative

being such only when compared to something else

after being crammed into a one-bedroom apartment, they lived in relative comfort in a two-bedroom house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comparative
• comparable
• almost
• approximate
• similar
• equal
• near
• equivalent
• alike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• absolute
• complete
• perfect
• pure
• real
• outright
• unqualified
• true
• genuine
• downright
• out-and-out

2

as in relevant

having to do with the matter at hand

I don't need the whole story, just the details that are relative to the case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relevant
• applicable
• pertinent
• pointed
• to the point
• appropriate
• important
• meaningful
• germane
• useful
• suitable
• apposite
• apropos
• fitting
• material
• significant
• allowable
• apt
• admissible
• fit
• sensible

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• irrelevant
• immaterial
• little
• inapplicable
• extraneous
• negligible
• minor
• insignificant
• unimportant
• pointless
• trivial
• slight
• impertinent
• trifling
• inconsequential
• frivolous
• inapposite
• irrelative
• meaningless
• useless
• inappropriate
• unsuitable
• purposeless
• senseless
• inadmissible
• inapt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of relative

Noun

But resident Steve Allard disagreed, saying anyone whose relatives were kidnapped or killed would want investigators to have the most information possible. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2026

Some also offer family plans, which may be helpful for retirees whose personal information is connected to adult children or other relatives. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Adjective

But fast-forward to today, an age of relative safety and comfort for many, and this instinct may no longer be serving us. — Elissa Strauss, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

Ladies had enjoyed a period of relative intellectual freedom during the enlightened years of the late eighteenth century, but that window was closing by the time Maria was beginning to publish. — Jeanna Smialek, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026