Synonyms & related words for relatives

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of relatives. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to relatives

Explore words related to relatives — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include kinfolk, kinsfolk, kin, family, friends, cousins, kith, uncles. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does relatives come from?

The word relatives breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -lat, from Latin fero (“carry, bear”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.