Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for familial. Search instead for familienmoral.
Definitions

familial

[fuh-mil-yuhl, -mil-ee-uhl] / fəˈmɪl yəl, -ˈmɪl i əl /
ADJECTIVE
ancestral
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Ideally, we take those familial lessons to the workplace.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The tension between the anti-nuclear artwork and its artists’ familial ties to the production of the very technology they reject is an enticing dance of its own.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The council currently gives preference to those who have lived in the North East for at least a year, as well as for other local familial or employment-related reasons.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Despite the screwball setup, “The Hitch” is, as much as anything, a moving meditation on loneliness, longing and familial short leashes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Perhaps real love was familial, somehow linked to blood, since love for children did not die as romantic love did.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




Vocabulary lists containing familial