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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. family

   Kind is broader than kin, denoting the most general relationship, as of the whole human species in mankind, humankind, etc.; kin and kindred denote direct relationship that can be traced through either blood or marriage, preferably the former; either of these words may signify collectively all persons of the same blood or members of the same family, relatives or relations. Affinity is relationship by marriage, consanguinity is relationship by blood. There are no true antonyms of kin or kindred, except those made by negatives, since strangers, aliens, foreigners, and foes may still be kin or kindred.

   Synonyms:
   affinity, alliance, birth, blood, consanguinity, descent, kin, kind, kindred, race, relationship

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. family, household, house, home, menagenoun

   a social unit living together

   «he moved his family to Virginia»; «It was a good Christian household»; «I waited until the whole house was asleep»; «the teacher asked how many people made up his home»

   Synonyms:
   category, domicile, crime syndicate, place, kinfolk, base, house, family line, business firm, fellowship, kin, kinsperson, theater, star sign, syndicate, family unit, sign, mansion, nursing home, home base, home plate, planetary house, household, habitation, sign of the zodiac, firm, theatre, abode, class, sept, home, phratry, menage, rest home, mob, plate, folk, kinsfolk, dwelling house, dwelling

2. family, family unitnoun

   primary social group; parents and children

   «he wanted to have a good job before starting a family»

   Synonyms:
   kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, menage, family line, family unit, class, home, category, kinsfolk, folk, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, house, syndicate

3. class, category, familynoun

   a collection of things sharing a common attribute

   «there are two classes of detergents»

   Synonyms:
   kinsperson, mob, form, family unit, kinfolk, grade, division, family line, year, class, home, course of instruction, kinsfolk, course of study, social class, house, syndicate, crime syndicate, folk, socio-economic class, menage, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, stratum, course, category

4. family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratrynoun

   people descended from a common ancestor

   «his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower»

   Synonyms:
   kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, menage, family line, family unit, ethnic music, class, home, category, kinsfolk, folks, tribe, common people, folk, household, fellowship, sept, folk music, kin, phratry, house, syndicate

5. kin, kinsperson, familynoun

   a person having kinship with another or others

   «he’s kin»; «he’s family»

   Synonyms:
   kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, phratry, kinfolk, kindred, family line, family unit, class, home, category, kinsfolk, kin group, syndicate, tribe, menage, kinship group, fellowship, sept, kin, clan, house, household, folk

6. familynoun

   (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

   «sharks belong to the fish family»

   Synonyms:
   kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, menage, family line, family unit, class, home, category, kinsfolk, folk, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, house, syndicate

7. syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, familynoun

   a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

   Synonyms:
   kinsfolk, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, folk, family line, pack, gang, pool, family unit, kinsperson, class, home, category, rabble, rout, house, consortium, ring, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, menage, syndicate

8. family, fellowshipnoun

   an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

   «the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family»; «the church welcomed new members into its fellowship»

   Synonyms:
   kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, menage, family line, family unit, class, home, category, kinsfolk, companionship, company, society, folk, household, fellowship, sept, kin, phratry, house, syndicate

Matched Categories

1. • Association
   • Biology
   • Collection
   • Lineage
   • Organized Crime
   • Taxonomic Group

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. familynoun

   Synonyms:
   household, genealogy, lineage, ancestry

   Associated words:
   genealogist, foris-familiate, pedigree, nepotism, nepotic, cadency, gens

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for «family»:

   families, household, familial, famille, domestic, relatives, familia, households, familiales, familiale, familie, dynasty, home, familiar, household-type, family-run, family-related, familiares, family-owned, kin, family-based, marital, clan, rodina, parents

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1. Michele Nethercott:

   We’re extremely gratified that The CIU investigation confirmed the results of the University of Baltimore Innocence Project Clinic( UBIPC) / MAIP investigation into Mr. Morris’s case, the evidence at David Morris trial was incredibly weak, and our post-conviction investigation unearthed even more evidence supporting David Morris longstanding claim of innocence. We’re grateful to Mr. Carter’s family for assisting in The CIU investigation despite the pain The CIU investigation must have caused, and we want to thank all former staff, students, and colleagues for their hard work. I look forward to seeing Mr. Morris as a free man later today.

2. Ilaan Maazel:

   The family has waited a very long time to get some justice in this case.

3. Tim Hentschel:

   If you’re taking your family on a road trip, pack up a large cooler with sandwiches and snacks and drinks for the whole family, so you don’t have to waste money on more expensive restaurants.

4. Brian Brown:

   In each of these countries people are saying’ enough is enough’ with Western countries coming in and saying we are going to redefine the family.

5. Chris Cuomo:

   I can be objective about just about any topic, but not about my family. Those of you who watch this show get it. Like you, I bet, my family means everything to me. And I am fiercely loyal to them. I’m family first, job second, but being a journalist and a brother to a politician is unique and a unique challenge and I have a unique responsibility to balance those roles. It’s not always easy. People can say and write what they want, but I want you to know the truth. How I helped my brother also matters. When my brother’s situation became turbulent, being looped into calls with other friends of his and advisers that did include some of his staff, I understand why that was a problem for CNN. It will not happen again.

• аҭаацәаAbkhaz
• familieAfrikaans
• ቤተሰብ, ዘመድ አዝማድ, ቤተሰቦችAmharic
• familhaAragonese
• أَقَارِب, عَائِلَة, أَهْل, أُسْرَة, أسرةArabic
• পৰিয়ালAssamese
• fəsilə, ailəAzerbaijani
• ғаиләBashkir
• радзі́на, сям’я́Belarusian
• рода, семейство, семеен, семе́йство, групаBulgarian
• পরিবারBengali
• familh, kerentiezh, kerentiad, tiegezhBreton
• família, marieta, familiarCatalan, Valencian
• доьзалChechen
• famigliaCorsican
• rodinný, čeleď, rodinaCzech
• teuluWelsh
• familie, æt, familie-Danish
• Familie, vom anderen Ufer seinGerman
• އާއިލާDivehi
• ƒomeEwe
• οικογένειαGreek
• familia, familioEsperanto
• familia, familiarSpanish
• perekond, pereEstonian
• عائله, خاندان, نزدیکان, همنوا, فامیل, گونه, شاخه, خانوادَه, خویشان, خانوادهPersian
• perhe, suku, heimoFinnish
• ættFaroese
• familleFrench
• teaghlach, dream, fineIrish
• teaghlachScottish Gaelic
• familia, familiarGalician
• પરિવારGujarati
• lught thie, mooinjerManx
• IyaliHausa
• משפחה, משפחתיHebrew
• परिवार, ख़ानदान, बाल-बच्चेHindi
• fanmiHaitian Creole
• család, családi, háziHungarian
• ընտանիքArmenian
• familia, familiarInterlingua
• keluarga, famili, kerabatIndonesian
• ꏤNuosu
• familioIdo
• ættingjar, fjölskylda, skyldmenni, ætt, afkvæmi, ættingiIcelandic
• famigliaItalian
• משפחהHebrew
• 親類, 家庭, 科, 親戚, 家族, 親族Japanese
• brayatJavanese
• ოჯახიGeorgian
• семья, от басы, әулетKazakh
• គ្រួសារ, អំបូរKhmer
• ಆವಳಿ, ಕುಟುಂಬKannada
• 가정, 가족, 家族, 家庭, 친척Korean
• malbatîKurdish
• үй-бүлө, бүлөKyrgyz
• familiaLatin
• amakaGanda
• ຄອບຄົວLao
• šeimyna, šeima, giminėLithuanian
• saime, ģimene, dzimtaLatvian
• род, фамилија, се́мејство, семејство, фами́лија, фамилија́рен, семеенMacedonian
• തറവാട്Malayalam
• овог, гэр бүл, айлMongolian
• परिवारMarathi
• keluarga, famili, rumpunMalay
• familja, familjiMaltese
• မိသားစုBurmese
• परिबारNepali
• familie, gezinDutch
• skeiv, familieNorwegian
• hakʼéí, bił kééhashtʼíinii, hooghan hazʼą́Navajo, Navaho
• familhaOccitan
• ପରିବାରOriya
• бинонтӕOssetian, Ossetic
• ਪਰਿਵਾਰPanjabi, Punjabi
• rodzinny, rodzinaPolish
• کورنۍPashto, Pushto
• família, familiarPortuguese
• famigliaRomansh
• familie, familiarRomanian
• семе́йный, семе́йство, семья́, род, фами́лия, семьяRussian
• कुल, कुलःSanskrit
• خاندانSindhi
• породица, pòrodica, обитељ, obiteljSerbo-Croatian
• පවුලSinhala, Sinhalese
• rodinný, rodinaSlovak
• družina, družinskiSlovene
• familjeAlbanian
• familj, börd, bög, hushållSwedish
• குடும்பம், குடும்பTamil
• వంశ పరంపర, కుటుంబము, కుటుంబంTelugu
• оила, хонавода, хонадонTajik
• ครอบครัวThai
• maşgalaTurkmen
• pamilya, kamag-anakanTagalog
• familya, aile, ocakTurkish
• гаилә, семьяTatar
• ئائىلەUyghur, Uighur
• сім’я́, роди́на, familyUkrainian
• خاندان, پروارUrdu
• oila, xonadonUzbek
• gia tộc, 家庭, gia đinhVietnamese
• famül, familiaVolapük
• famileWalloon
• משפּחה, מישפּאָכעYiddish

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