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family n.
flesh and blood n.
folks n.
kith and kin n.
menage n.

NOUN

family

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clan folk group house household people tribe

STRONG

ancestors ancestry birth blood brood children class descendants descent dynasty extraction forebears genealogy generations genre in-laws inheritance issue kind kindred line lineage network parentage pedigree progenitors progeny race relations relationship siblings strain subdivision system

WEAK

heirs and assigns kith and kin menage ménage

Antonyms

STRONG

parent

NOUN

flesh and blood

Synonyms

WEAK

blood relative children clay consanguinean family kids kin kith and kin offspring organism uterine kin

NOUN

folks

Synonyms

STRONG

brood clan horde household kin parents people tribe

NOUN

kith and kin

Synonyms

WEAK

acquaintances consanguinity family friends and relatives kin kindred kinfolk kinsfolk kinsmen relations

NOUN

menage

Synonyms

STRONG

ancestors ancestry birth blood brood children clan class descendants descent dynasty extraction folk forebears genealogy generations genre group house household in-laws inheritance issue kind kindred line lineage network parentage pedigree people progenitors progeny race relations relationship siblings strain subdivision system tribe

WEAK

heirs and assigns kith and kin ménage

Antonyms

STRONG

parent

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But for all their diverging allegiances, tribal relatives remained reluctant to kill one another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Shelters displayed QR codes so that those affected can report missing relatives or damage to their homes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Still, their family situation was tough because that government job had to support many relatives, in addition to Mehta and his three older brothers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Speaking to reporters on Friday, President Donald Trump denied that family members were concerned about the welfare of their relatives and dismissed the possibility that the deployment had been too long.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Aunt Chipo killed a chicken in honor of Vatete, who had returned with her, and several other relatives arrived from the other village with baskets of food.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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