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relatives

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

Example Sentences

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An alpha female and male live with relatives who are discouraged—sometimes harshly—from reproducing themselves.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

His father Sisir Adhikari was a veteran MP and the family built a political network across parts of coastal West Bengal, with several relatives holding elected office over the years.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The accident, which claimed a total of 157 lives, led to 155 civil lawsuits filed by relatives of the victims.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

He was earning what for the mid-Victorian era counted as a small fortune, but no fewer than four households of assorted relatives relied on his largesse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“I expect her relatives will know how to deal with it.”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer