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

My husband’s relatives (immediate and extended family) are all Christians for whom winning souls to salvation is a crucial matter. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026

This absence distinguishes Silescelida acristata from nearly all of its close relatives. — The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Worried about the aftershocks, Soto Zea began packing a few bags on Monday afternoon to stay with relatives elsewhere. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

Short trips and conversations with daily contacts, siblings and relatives will interest you. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026

Many of them call out to Hussein and his slain relatives – seen as part of every Shia's family. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Angry crowds have torched Ebola treatment centers, stormed hospitals to retrieve relatives’ bodies and attacked teams carrying out safe burials. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

In 2001, following Rina’s death, the family flew to Italy to visit their relatives. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

The island now houses the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, where visitors can search digital images of ship manifests for the immigration records of their relatives. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2026