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

Interviews with relatives and employees reveal two competing portraits of the 82-year-old’s condition, with some worried about her cognitive health. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

When officers arrived at the home, Love was sitting on the back patio, and as police were talking to her relative, Love suddenly stood up and approached the rear sliding door of the home with two large knives. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Adjective

The attraction of single-nozzle systems was always their relative simplicity and affordability. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

And since the summer, Russia has been gaining a relative advantage for two reasons. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026