Synonyms of relatives

relatives

noun

plural of relative

as in cousins

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

• cousins
• relations
• families
• kinsmen
• kins
• in-laws
• folk
• people
• tribes
• houses
• clans
• lineages
• blood
• races
• kinsfolk
• kinfolks
• stocks
• kinswomen
• kindreds
• kissing cousins
• lines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonrelatives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of relatives

In predominantly Hindu Nepal, mourning periods last 13 days, during which close family members stay home and relatives visit to pay their respects. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Richard Gere’s Life Now The actor moved to his wife’s home country of Spain with their two sons at the end of 2024 so Silva could be closer to her relatives. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

One day, her teen-age daughter, on the way to choir practice, witnessed ICE detaining someone outside her bus; Bre sent her children to stay with relatives in the suburbs. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Like their Corvidae relatives, both ravens and crows are highly intelligent. — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026

In April, a former server at Long Island Bar bought the neighborhood relic Sam’s Restaurant from Lou Migliaccio, whose relatives opened it in 1930. — Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026

Over the last five weeks, the jury heard testimony from doctors, first responders, relatives and even Clancy’s former husband. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Relatives abroad are sending solar panels and portable power stations to their relatives on the island. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

This problem may be an issue of the relatives being overeager or proud or not having conversational skills that align well with yours. — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026