relative: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 11 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of relative
adj
- not-comparable
Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
Example: We've been discussing the relative merits of various methods of transportation.
- not-comparable
Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
Example: The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of http://example.com/index.html, corresponds to the absolute URL http://example.com/images/pic.jpg.
- not-comparable
Depending on an antecedent; comparative.
Example: The words “big” and “small” are relative.
- not-comparable
Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
Source: Wiktionary — relative.
adv
- US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Alternative form of relatively.
Base or related entry: relatively.
Source: Wiktionary — relative.
noun
Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.
- figuratively
Something kindred or related to something else.
A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.
Listed forms: relatives.
Source: Wiktionary — relative.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for relative.
adjective
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
adjective
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by ‘to’
noun
a person related by blood or marriage
noun
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
- congener
- congenator
- congeneric
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is relative in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of relative
R(1) + E(1) + L(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of relative
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from relative
185 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in relative. Showing up to 24, longest first.