TRIBE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

tribe

noun

ˈtrīb

Definition of tribe

as in family

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor the wedding joined the two tribes together

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Recent Examples of tribe The Congressional Budget Office in 2022 estimated that the tribe could increase IHS spending by $247 million over four years. — Andrew Jones, NPR, 30 July 2026 In the United States, 30 tribes now operate fiber-to-the-home networks, many launched during COVID. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026 So somebody with my background who’s actually worked through these problems and brought people together — like very divergent interest groups together, like the tribes, like environmental groups and loggers. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026 The tribe led efforts to restore Prairie Creek, which had been largely denuded and buried by the timber operation. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tribe

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Noun

People ‘in the middle’ While many are flocking to take advantage of an $8 burger, Alicia Roten’s family is simply trying not to eat out at all.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Officials are relying on reports from the families of victims and survivors in an attempt to determine the number of those missing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of family

Noun

Though another fox clan ultimately adopts him, their care feels like only a temporary reprieve from advancing human nihilism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
This large family group, including dozens of women and children from the Hassayna and Abu Sharia clan in Gaza City, died nearly three years ago.

— Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of clan

Noun

By chance, her parents and her sister had left the house just three days before the strike, because her mother couldn’t sleep.

— Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Games such as pickleball and activities like walking groups get people out of the house, combat isolation and keep both the body and mind engaged, O’Sullivan explained.

— Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of house

Noun

Soon, the Toupses began feeding employees’ friends and families who were also struggling, and as word spread, more folks in need started reaching out.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Food people are normally a raucous, emotive bunch, but there was a tightness in the air as folks arrived and took their seats.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

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