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

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

Code Talkers essential to winning battles Nearly 535 Native men from more than 20 tribes used their languages to help win World Wars I and II for Allied forces. — Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Those supporters include a long list of tribes and advocacy groups. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Absent a chair, the commission is unable to perform some key responsibilities, like enforcing legal and safety violations, approving new tribal gambling laws and certifying management agreements between tribes and casino operators. — Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Tribal governments, whose compacts trade exclusivity for revenue shares, have their own version of the grievance, which is why four New Mexico tribes sued Kalshi in May on sovereignty grounds. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026