relative

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. relation, kinsman; comparative, dependent.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Related]

Syn. Dependent, contingent, pertinent, applicable; see related 2 , relevant .

2. [Comparative]

Syn. comparable, corresponding, relativistic, near; see comparative .

n.

Syn. relation, family member, kin, family connection, member of the family, blood relation, next of kin, sibling, sib, kinsman, kinswoman, in-law; see also family 1 .

Relatives include: mother, father, parent, grandmother, grandfather, great-grandmother, great-grandfather, grandson, grand-daughter, ancestor, aunt, uncle, great-aunt, great-uncle, cousin, first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, fourth cousin, cousin once removed, distant cousin, wife, husband, spouse, daughter, son, child, nephew, niece, brother, sister, sibling, kinsman, kinswoman, clansman, step-father, step-mother, step-brother, step-sister, step-daughter, step-son, half-brother, half-sister, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, kissin' cousin, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt by marriage, cousin by marriage, in-law*.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

relation, kin, family member, kinsman, sibling, blood relative, cognate, mother, father, brother, sister, *kissing cousin, niece, nephew, aunt, uncle, in-law.

ANT.: stranger

II

a.

1. comparative proportional, comparable, relating to, respective.

2. pertaining pertinent, relative, germane.

ANT.: 1. dissimilar, unlike. 2. unrelated, *like apples and oranges

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Estimated by comparison: comparative. See SAME. 2. Determined or to be determined by someone or something else: conditional, conditioned, contingent, dependent, reliant, subject. See START. II noun A person connected to another person by blood or marriage: kin, kinsman, kinswoman, relation. See KIN.