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tribe

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tribe

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

the wedding joined the two tribes together

Synonyms of tribe

blood, clan, family, folks, house, kin, kindred, kinfolk (or kinfolks), kinsfolk, line, lineage, people, race, stock

Words Related to tribe

blended family, nuclear family

extended family, household, kith

descendant (also descendent), issue, offspring, progeny, scion, seed

clansman, kinsman, kinswoman, relative

Near Antonyms of tribe

ancestry, birth, descent, extraction, origin, pedigree

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