Word RELATIVE: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

relative

🇺🇸 [ˈrɛlətɪv]

Meanings

A person who is connected to another by blood, marriage, or other familial ties. Relative can also describe something that is considered in relation to something else, such as relative importance or value.

Examples

• She invited all her relatives to the family reunion.
• The relative humidity in the area was unusually high.
• He prefers to live close to his relatives for emotional support.

Synonyms

family member • kin • relation

Antonyms

stranger • foreigner • outsider