Synonyms of tribes

tribes

noun

plural of tribe

as in families

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

the wedding joined the two tribes together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• families
• clans
• houses
• people
• races
• lineages
• folks
• households
• descendants
• kindreds
• dynasties
• kinsfolk
• kins
• blood
• kinfolks
• stocks
• lines
• relatives
• nuclear families
• kinsmen
• offspring
• extended families
• clansmen
• issues
• progenies
• seed
• blended families
• scions
• broods
• kiths
• kinswomen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• origins
• births
• extractions
• pedigrees
• descents
• ancestries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tribes

The site is significant and dates to the 1600s, for council meetings between tribes around the Great Lakes. — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Handcrafted beads, baskets, tools, weapons and even the string used to hold all of them together were represented by crafters from across California tribes. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026

In a ceremony that took place on Tuesday, August 19, the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky returned twenty-four cultural items from its collection to the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, both of which hail from Oklahoma. — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Aug. 2026

Her cooking highlights ingredients sourced from local farms and tribes, like bison tacos and pork belly succotash. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026

According to the notice, the official handover of the objects, which belong to the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes based in Oklahoma, is scheduled for this summer, on or after June 11. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Most of Chocó's 600,000 inhabitants live in poverty, according to figures published last year by Colombia’s national government, and it is largely inhabited by Indigenous tribes and Afro Colombian communities. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

The Samish also never got the valuable fishing rights that most tribes in Washington state have, due to a clerical error at the Bureau of Indian Affairs. — John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026

The river serves seven Western states, Native American tribes and two northern Mexican states with water for agriculture, irrigation and drinking, hydroelectricity, recreation and fish and wildlife habitat. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026