RELATIVES Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of relatives Federal authorities seized Omar's phone in the search and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, a person briefed on the probe told the AP this week. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026 Sztylerman said his father’s side of the family had also lost relatives in the Holocaust. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 Kebler has a daughter that attends a different elementary school, and said that many of the people at the vigil had children or young relatives. — Irene Byon, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 Multiple relatives of Omar received grand jury subpoenas as part of the investigation, and the lawmaker's personal cellphone was taken by DHS, sources told CBS News. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Lambert grew up in Bend, graduated from Boise State in 2023, had a passion for sports, especially volleyball, and was a local coach, relatives said. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 Risk may be higher if a mother, sister or daughter has had the disease, or if several relatives on either side of the family were affected, according to the CDC. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 In 2009, armed men stopped a convoy of civilians, relatives, lawyers and journalists heading to submit election filings in Maguindanao and killed 58 people, at least 32 of them journalists and media workers. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 The film traces more than 40 years of Iran’s history through Ahangarani’s personal experiences of exile and the stories of her relatives and mentors. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The partnership also brings the cousins’ family histories into focus.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
According to Bilal—who had nine cousins in Nusra, six of whom were already dead—these fighters were so keen to die in battle during Ramadan, the best time to be a martyr, that Nusra had to organize a lottery of names for suicide attacks.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of cousins

Noun

Smith praised Carney for improving relations with a province that frequently clashed with his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, over his carbon tax and other energy policies.

— Rob Gillies, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
The waiver also raises questions about Washington’s commitment to Ukraine as relations between the two countries deteriorate.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

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