Synonyms for relative
ˈrɛl ə tɪvrel·a·tive

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1. relativenoun

   Antonyms:
   absolute

2. relativeadjective

   Relevant; pertinent

   Antonyms:
   absolute

3. relativeadjective

   Antonyms:
   absolute

4. relativeadjective

   Antonyms:
   absolute

5. relativeadjective

   Antonyms:
   absolute

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1. relative

   Synonyms:
   referring to, not absolute

   Antonyms:
   absolute

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1. relative, relationnoun

   a person related by blood or marriage

   "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"

   Synonyms:
   sexual relation, congener, intercourse, sexual intercourse, carnal knowledge, recounting, relation back, congenator, copulation, relation, telling, coitus, sex act, congeneric, congress, sexual congress, coition

   Antonyms:
   disproportionate, disproportional, implicit, absolute, unquestioning, infinite, living, direct

2. relative, congener, congenator, congenericadjective

   an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

   Synonyms:
   congeneric, relation, congenator, congener

   Antonyms:
   disproportionate, infinite, absolute, unquestioning, living, disproportional, direct, implicit

3. relative, comparativeadjective

   estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

   "a relative stranger"

   Synonyms:
   proportional, comparative

   Antonyms:
   absolute, living, unquestioning, direct, infinite, implicit, disproportional, disproportionate

4. proportional, relativeadjective

   properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

   "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production"

   Synonyms:
   proportional, comparative

   Antonyms:
   disproportional, living, disproportionate, direct, implicit, unquestioning, infinite, absolute

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1. relativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   referring (to something else), not absolute

2. relativenoun

   Synonyms:
   relation, kinsman, connection

3. relativenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Gram.) relative pronoun

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1. relativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   relating, referring, respecting, pertaining, particular, definite, specific, pertinent

2. relativenoun

   Synonyms:
   relation, kinsman, kinswoman, connection, cognate, agnate

   Associated words:
   nepotism, nepotic, nepotist

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1. List of paraphrases for "relative":

   relating, compared, comparative, parent, relatively, related, pertaining, concerning, on, proportional, relatif, relation, relatives, regarding, respect

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1. Ronald Rasband:

   We are friends with the Catholic Church, i have been part of an official delegation to go to the Vatican and meet with cardinals and others about not only this project and not only our church in Italy but relative to the interrelationship we have with our friends, the Catholics, all over the world, whether it has to do with humanitarian work, refugee work or freedom of religion in the public square.

2. Daniel Silver:

   The impacts are expected to be almost negligible given the size of the announced job cuts relative to the overall labor force as well as the fact that unemployment rates for veterans tend to not be that much different than unemployment rates for non-veterans.

3. Elizabeth Dickinson:

   The UAE and Saudi Arabia have allied with distinct Yemeni partners ... Yet to this point in the conflict, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh have worked to maintain a relative detente between competing interests in the south, that is the approach again today.

4. Philip Andrews-Speed:

   Being the world's biggest crude importer should give China more buying power. China's engagement in the Middle East will continue to change, and it will no longer be the minority player, china becomes not only more important to Middle Eastern states, but the Middle East becomes progressively more important to China relative to other countries that are importing less oil.

5. Ben Kwong:

   This is a normal initial reaction, when you have social unrest or tension, given that we've had a few years of relative calm.