English to English Dictionary - Meaning of Relative in English is : relation, related, family, proportionate, applicable, kinsman, proportional, pertinent, allied, comparable, dependent, germane, kin, relevant, brother, comparative, cousin, sibling, approximate, apropos,

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Word	Relative
	not absolute or complete; a relative stranger / properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics / Having relation or reference / another word for relation / considered in relation or in proportion to something else.,
Usage	⇒ The file relative to the case is missing ⇒ the relative effectiveness of the various mechanisms is not known
Synonyms	relation, related, family, proportionate, applicable, kinsman, proportional, pertinent, allied, comparable, dependent, germane, kin, relevant, brother, comparative, cousin, sibling, approximate, apropos,
Antonyms	irrelevant, absolute, disproportionate, extraneous, inapplicable, direct, flat, impertinent, implicit, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, infinite, irrelative, living, outright, separate, unequal, unquestioning, unsuitable,

Synonyms explanation is given below :

Allied

related, akin, associated, affiliated, united, cognate, connected, kindred, agnate,

USA and allied forces started bombing Yugoslavia / allied territories / Reading and writing are closely allied subjects

Applicable

fitting, appropriate, relevant, apt, pertinent, germane, suitable, apropos, apposite,

Some of the conditions mentioned herein are not applicable to the candidates coming from rural areas Write NIL against the columns which are not applicable /...

Approximate

near, rough, estimate, judge, approach, close, imprecise, resemble, gauge, inexact,

The approximate estimate of the building construction is Rs.1,,/- / The approximate estimate of the building construction is Rs1 / /- / the calculations are ...

Apropos

appropriate, fitting, apt, pertinent, proper, suitable, apposite, relevant, befitting,

All these matters are apropos of what has been discussed before / I find yor remarks apropos of the present situation timely and pertinent. / I went up to Ne...

Brother

monk, pal, buddy, relative, chum, comrade, mate, associate, crony, fellow, sister, blood

My brother still lives with our parents None of his brothers would betray him / My brother still lives with our parents / To Tara's parents, brothers and sis...

Comparable

corresponding, equivalent, similar, like, alike, equal, analogous, parallel, homogeneous,

Milan Kunderas work is comparable with best modern fictions / Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. / flaked st...

Comparative

comparable, proportionate, relative, analogous, metaphorical, proportional, near, parallel,

He is studying comparative literature / he returned to the comparative comfort of his own home / A comparative study of the height of men and women / I am a ...

Cousin

relative, brother, first cousin, aunt, nephew, cousin-german, kinsman, sister, kin, buddy,

All her cousins had come for the wedding / Not just the immediate family, but including all my aunts, uncles, cousins , nieces, nephews.

Dependent

subject, subordinate, subservient, secondary, under, conditional, contingent, reliant,

In the past India was dependent on other countries in the field of technology / the various benefits will be dependent on length of service

Family

lineage, stock, clan, line, descent, race, blood, kin, strain, ancestry, extraction,

He moved his family to Virginia / The good thing about having a big family , all living together, is having the support, and not being lonely. / I wants to w...

Germane

relevant, pertinent, appropriate, applicable, apposite, apropos, apt, fitting, related,

His comments were not germane to the main discussion / The lawyer objected that the testimony being offered was not germane to the case at hand,. / facts ger...

Kin

family, kindred, relation, clan, relative, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, kinfolk,

She is my kin, I should not leave her alone / She is my kin / I should not leave her alone / he was kin to the brothers

Kinsman

relation, family, kin, sibling, relative, kinswoman, blood, blood relation, brother,

I have many kinsmen in this part of the country / The death of any kinsman or woman from any cause might give rise to the hope of their spirit being reincarn...

Pertinent

germane, relevant, appropriate, apt, applicable, apposite, apropos, fitting, suitable,

The teacher asked the students to ask pertinent questions / The lawyer wanted to know all the pertinent details. / he impressed the jury with his concise, pe...

Proportional

commensurate, proportionate, symmetrical, equal, relative, balanced, comparable,

There is no proportional peak to the kanchan-Jung / the punishment should be proportional to the crime / tax is proportional to income

Proportionate

commensurate, proportional, symmetrical, equal, corresponding, harmonious, uniform,

Increased oil tax effects the proportionate price increase for the consumer / During the fifth century BC the Athenians introduced the third and more lowly c...

Related

associated, akin, connected, kindred, allied, relevant, affiliated, germane, cognate,

She is related to him by her mothers side He is not related to me in any way / She is related to him by her mothers side / sleeping sickness and related dise...

Relation

connection, relative, association, relationship, link, narration, bearing, kin, reference,

she told the relation of some amusing incident / questions about the relation between writing and reality

Relevant

germane, applicable, appropriate, pertinent, apposite, apt, apropos, suitable, fitting,

Please have all the relevant documents ready for passport / Teri was impressed by how relevant Virginia Woolf's remarks were to her as a woman writer; it was...

Sibling

sib, brother, sister, relative, kin, relation, kinsman, next of kin, cognate, kinfolk,

He is the eldest of all his siblings / We may not enjoy being siblings, but we cannot forget that we still belong to the same family. / I do not know if ther...

Antonyms explanation is given below :

Absolute

complete, unqualified, utter, unconditional, definite, unmitigated, perfect, positive,

There is no absolute standard for beauty / Although the King of Siam was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without absolute ...

Direct

straightforward, manage, open, control, frank, candid, lead, honest, guide, supervise,

He asked a direct question relating to her personal life / there was no direct flight that day / A direct translation from Laos

Disproportionate

unequal, uneven, lopsided, excessive, inordinate, irregular, unsymmetrical, incommensurate,

Its wrong to devote disproportionate amount of time watching TV / people on lower incomes spend a disproportionate amount of their income on fuel

Extraneous

foreign, irrelevant, alien, external, extrinsic, adventitious, unrelated, outside, exotic,

An issue extraneous to the debate The ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play Water free of extraneous matter / ...

Flat

dull, even, insipid, level, dead, smooth, stale, bland, vapid, boring, tedious, plane,

This building has a flat roof / a flat wall / A flat roof

Infinite

endless, unlimited, boundless, immeasurable, limitless, measureless, incalculable,

The infinite ingenuity of man Gods infinite wisdom / The infinite ingenuity of man / the infinite mercy of God / she treated the children with infinite patie...

Irrelative

extraneous, alien, foreign, immaterial, inapplicable, irrelevant, unrelated, exotic,

Irrelevant

inapplicable, inappropriate, extraneous, unrelated, immaterial, impertinent, inapposite,

He gives irrelevant answers / No matter how irrelevant the patient's mumblings may seem, they give us some indications of what is on his mind. / His comment ...

Living

alive, existing, live, livelihood, subsistence, support, keep, life, lively, active,

Living organisms / living creatures / He has no living relatives. / She earns her living as a gardener, but she calls herself a poet.

Outright

downright, out-and-out, unqualified, absolute, unmitigated, total, complete, unconditional,

I scolded her outright for her behaviour / an outright refusal / they killed him outright / I'm going to ask him outright

Separate

split, divide, detach, part, distinct, disunite, sever, disconnect, segregate, break up,

The children sleep in seperate beds / this raises two separate issues

Unequal

uneven, disproportionate, irregular, lopsided, unbalanced, disparate, dissimilar, rough,

They distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities / two rooms of unequal size

Unquestioning

implicit, absolute, unconditional, wholehearted, complete, undoubting, unreserved,

Their obedience to their parents is unquestioning / an unquestioning acceptance of the traditional curriculum

Unsuitable

inappropriate, improper, unfit, inapt, unfitting, unseemly, unsuited, unbecoming,

He is an unsuitable boy for her / the display is unsuitable for young children

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