relative

/ɹˈɛlətɪv/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
   “a relative stranger”
2. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
   “the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime”

noun

1. a person related by blood or marriage
   “police are searching for relatives of the deceased”
2. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

Synonyms for relative

• comparative
• relational
• proportional
• proportionate
• relation
• congener
• congenator
• congeneric

Antonyms of relative

• absolute