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

Fortune has reported on scammers using voice-cloning tools to impersonate relatives since 2023. — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

The changes include allowing the adoption of distant male relatives raised as commoners to become royals and father future heirs, and letting princesses keep their royal status after marrying commoners. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Second, our model shows that, on average, the deceased relatives died 25 years ago. — Ashton Verdery, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026

Villa was wrongfully convicted in the death of off-duty Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis — a fact alluded to in court by one of Nunez’s relatives. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Federal authorities seized Omar's phone in the search and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, a person briefed on the probe told the AP this week. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Sztylerman said his father’s side of the family had also lost relatives in the Holocaust. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Multiple relatives of Omar received grand jury subpoenas as part of the investigation, and the lawmaker's personal cellphone was taken by DHS, sources told CBS News. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Lambert grew up in Bend, graduated from Boise State in 2023, had a passion for sports, especially volleyball, and was a local coach, relatives said. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026