KINSMEN Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

kinsmen

noun

plural of kinsman

as in cousins

a person connected with another by blood or marriage to protect the family honor, he sought to revenge the murder of his kinsman

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Recent Examples of kinsmen Records of public meetings and community newspapers feature jabs at how far these sorry kinsmen have strayed from their heritage. — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026 But the chief’s kinsmen failed to honor his request. — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Bizarrely, sweepstakes machines, unlike their VGT and casino slot cousins, are neither regulated nor taxed.

— Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Cuban Knight Anole Cuban knight anoles are the bigger, greener cousins to a brown anole.

— Alex Harris August 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of cousins

Noun

Richard Gere’s Life Now The actor moved to his wife’s home country of Spain with their two sons at the end of 2024 so Silva could be closer to her relatives.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
One day, her teen-age daughter, on the way to choir practice, witnessed ICE detaining someone outside her bus; Bre sent her children to stay with relatives in the suburbs.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of relatives

Noun

Canada could restrict key exports to the US, such as energy and a key fertilizer ingredient known as potash, said Diamond Isinger, a policy strategist and former special advisor on Canada-US relations to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Cook’s legacy has been defined by his deft leadership through tumultuous supply chain environments and tense international trade relations.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

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