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

The participants include people who have been exposed to the disease in this outbreak, among them health workers and patients' relatives. — Constant Same Bagalwa, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

The participants include people who have been exposed to the disease in this outbreak, among them health workers and patients’ relatives. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

The mistrial left relatives of those killed facing the possibility of another trial more than four years after the shooting. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Most children in foster care live with families, with relatives or with other foster parents. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

She's talked publicly about how the New Zealand coastal aesthetic and the California one felt like natural relatives. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

But seven plaintiffs maintained in court on September 18 that only two relatives, Gilles and Nicholas Flavian, had signed the agreement and that the rest had not been consulted, per the newspaper. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

For many people, caring for aging parents or relatives has become a second occupation, characterized by unpredictable shifts, costs and stress. — Scott Parrish, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Long before this, Mariana’s mother had returned to Mexico, leaving her with relatives. — Don Bacon, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026