kinsman

The word “kinsman” has 2 syllables: kins-man

It's pronounced as /ˈkɪnzmən/


What is synonym and antonym for kinsman?

In the thesaurus, “kinsman” has 46 synonyms and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for kinsman along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for kinsman

  • agnate
  • aunt
  • blood
  • brother-in-law
  • clan
  • clansperson
  • cognate
  • connection
  • cousin
  • family
  • father
  • father-in-law
  • folk
  • folks
  • grandparents
  • great-grandparents
  • house
  • in-law
  • in-laws
  • kin
  • kindred
  • kinfolk
  • kinfolks
  • kinsfolk
  • kinsperson
  • kinswoman
  • kissing cousin
  • line
  • lineage
  • mother
  • mother-in-law
  • nephew
  • niece
  • people
  • race
  • relation
  • relative
  • sib
  • sibling
  • sister-in-law
  • stepbrother
  • stepparent
  • stepsister
  • stock
  • tribe
  • uncle

Antonyms for kinsman

  • nonrelative

Meanings of kinsman

  • noun
    1. A male relative.

Example Sentences

  • He was the only kinsman who could help with the family inheritance.
  • The kinsman traveled far to attend the wedding of his cousin.
  • His kinsman offered him advice when he faced a difficult decision.
  • The old man spoke highly of his kinsman who had helped him during tough times.
  • The story of the brave kinsman was passed down through generations in the family.

On this page you'll find 47 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to kinsman, such as: agnate, aunt, blood, brother-in-law, clan, clansperson, cognate.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

kindred

  • affable
  • affiliated
  • affinity
  • agnate
  • agreeable
  • akin
  • alike
  • allied
  • amiable
  • amicable
  • analogous
  • apposite
  • apropos
  • associated
  • blended family
  • blood
  • brood
  • clan
  • clansman
  • cogent
  • cognate
  • collaborating
  • comparable
  • compatible
  • congeneric
  • congenial
  • connate
  • connatural
  • connected
  • connection
  • consanguine
  • consanguinity
  • cooperative
  • cordial
  • correspondent
  • corresponding
  • cousin
  • descendant
  • descendent
  • ditto
  • dynasty
  • extended family
  • family
  • flesh
  • folk
  • folks
  • frictionless
  • friendly
  • genial
  • germane
  • harmonious
  • homefolk
  • homogeneous
  • house
  • household
  • identical
  • incident
  • interconnected
  • interrelated
  • issue
  • joined
  • kin
  • kinfolk
  • kinfolks
  • kinsfolk
  • kinsman
  • kinsperson
  • kinswoman
  • kith
  • likable
  • like
  • line
  • lineage
  • matching
  • material
  • neighborly
  • noncompetitive
  • nonconflicting
  • nuclear family
  • offspring
  • pacific
  • parallel
  • peaceable
  • peaceful
  • people
  • pertinent
  • progeny
  • race
  • related
  • relation
  • relationship
  • relative
  • relevant
  • resemblant
  • resembling
  • same
  • scion
  • seed
  • similar
  • stock
  • such
  • suchlike
  • symbiotic
  • sympathetic
  • synergetic
  • synergic
  • tolerant
  • tribe
  • unanimous
  • uncompetitive
  • understanding
  • united

race

  • accelerate
  • arrow
  • barrel
  • battle
  • beat it
  • beeline
  • beetle
  • belt
  • blast
  • blaze
  • blended family
  • blood
  • blow
  • boil
  • bolt
  • bomb
  • bowl
  • branch
  • breeze
  • brood
  • brook
  • bundle
  • bustle
  • buzz
  • cannonball
  • careen
  • career
  • catch up
  • challenge
  • chase
  • clan
  • clansman
  • clash
  • clip
  • compete
  • competition
  • contend
  • contention
  • contest
  • course
  • creek
  • dart
  • dash
  • descendant
  • descendent
  • drive
  • duct
  • dynasty
  • engage
  • engagement
  • ethnicity
  • event
  • extended family
  • face off
  • family
  • fast-forward
  • fight
  • fling
  • flit
  • fly
  • folk
  • folks
  • gallop
  • get a move on
  • gill
  • go
  • go out
  • hare
  • haste
  • hasten
  • hie
  • highball
  • house
  • household
  • hump
  • hurl
  • hurry
  • hurtle
  • hustle
  • issue
  • jet
  • jockey
  • jog
  • jostle
  • jump
  • kin
  • kindred
  • kinfolk
  • kinfolks
  • kinsfolk
  • kinsman
  • kinswoman
  • kith
  • lash
  • line
  • lineage
  • make tracks
  • maneuver
  • marathon
  • match
  • meet
  • minority
  • motor
  • nation
  • nationality
  • nip
  • nuclear family
  • offspring
  • outpace
  • outrun
  • outstrip
  • overtake
  • pelt
  • people
  • play
  • plunge ahead
  • post
  • progeny
  • pursue
  • quicken
  • raceway
  • ram
  • relative
  • relay
  • rill
  • rindle
  • rip
  • rival
  • rivalry
  • rivulet
  • rocket
  • run
  • runnel
  • rush
  • rustle
  • scamper
  • scion
  • scoot
  • scramble
  • scud
  • scuffle
  • scurry
  • scuttle
  • seed
  • shake a leg
  • shoot
  • skim
  • sluice
  • speed
  • sprint
  • spurt
  • stampede
  • step
  • step on it
  • step out
  • stock
  • streak
  • swoop
  • tear
  • tide
  • train
  • travel
  • tribe
  • trot
  • try out
  • vie
  • whirl
  • whisk
  • whiz
  • whizz
  • wing
  • work
  • zip
  • zoom

kissing cousin

family

  • ancestors
  • ancestry
  • birth
  • blended family
  • blood
  • bracket
  • branch
  • breed
  • brood
  • category
  • children
  • clan
  • clansman
  • class
  • classification
  • descendant
  • descendants
  • descendent
  • descent
  • description
  • division
  • dynasty
  • extended family
  • extraction
  • feather
  • folk
  • folks
  • forebears
  • genealogy
  • generation
  • generations
  • genre
  • genus
  • grade
  • group
  • heading
  • heirs and assigns
  • house
  • household
  • ilk
  • in-laws
  • inheritance
  • issue
  • kidney
  • kin
  • kind
  • kindred
  • kinfolk
  • kinfolks
  • kinsfolk
  • kinsman
  • kinswoman
  • kith
  • kith and kin
  • label
  • league
  • like
  • line
  • lineage
  • manner
  • menage
  • nature
  • network
  • nuclear family
  • offspring
  • order
  • parentage
  • pedigree
  • people
  • progenitors
  • progeny
  • race
  • relations
  • relationship
  • relative
  • relatives
  • rubric
  • scion
  • section
  • seed
  • set
  • siblings
  • sort
  • speciality
  • specialty
  • species
  • stock
  • strain
  • subclass
  • subdivision
  • subgroup
  • subspecies
  • system
  • tier
  • title
  • tribe
  • type
  • variety

kin

  • affinity
  • akin
  • alike
  • allied
  • analogous
  • approaching
  • approximating
  • blended family
  • blood
  • brood
  • clan
  • clansman
  • close
  • coextensive
  • cognate
  • coincident
  • commensurate
  • comparable
  • conformable
  • conforming
  • congeneric
  • congenerous
  • congenial
  • connate
  • connatural
  • connection
  • consanguinity
  • consistent
  • consonant
  • correspondent
  • corresponding
  • cousin
  • descendant
  • descendent
  • ditto
  • duplicate
  • dynasty
  • entire
  • equal
  • equivalent
  • extended family
  • extraction
  • family
  • folk
  • folks
  • fungible
  • homogeneous
  • homogenous
  • house
  • household
  • identical
  • in-law
  • indistinguishable
  • interchangeable
  • issue
  • kindred
  • kinfolk
  • kinfolks
  • kinsfolk
  • kinship
  • kinsman
  • kinsperson
  • kinswoman
  • kissing cousin
  • kith
  • like
  • line
  • lineage
  • matching
  • me-too
  • member
  • nuclear family
  • offspring
  • parallel
  • people
  • progeny
  • proportionate
  • race
  • redundant
  • relatable
  • related
  • relation
  • relationship
  • relative
  • resemblant
  • resembling
  • same
  • scion
  • seed
  • selfsame
  • sibling
  • similar
  • stock
  • substitutable
  • such
  • suchlike
  • synonymous
  • tantamount
  • tribe
  • twin
  • unchanging
  • uniform
  • unvaried
  • unvarying
  • virtual

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