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Synonyms of relative
(Entry 1 of 2)
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
- it's always fun to see all your relatives at a big family gathering
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adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of relative (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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
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2
having to do with the matter at hand
- I don't need the whole story, just the details that are relative to the case
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The first known use of relative was in the 14th century
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