Definition of relative

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • relative is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • relative is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • relative is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of relative


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

    Synonyms

    1. congenator
    2. congener
    3. congeneric
  • a person related by blood or marriage (noun)

    Examples

    1. police are searching for relatives of the deceased

    Synonyms

    1. relation
  • properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' (adjective)

    Examples

    1. earnings relative to production

    Synonyms

    1. proportional
  • estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a relative stranger

    Synonyms

    1. comparative

See definition of relative in Merriam Webster