kissing cousin

The phrase “kissing cousin” has 4 syllables: kis-sing-cous-in

It's pronounced as /ˈkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌzən/


What is synonym and antonym for kissing cousin?

In the thesaurus, “kissing cousin” has 56 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for kissing cousin

Antonyms for kissing cousin

  • antagonist
  • competitor
  • enemy
  • foe
  • nonrelative
  • opponent
  • rival
  • stranger

Meanings of kissing cousin

  • noun
    1. A relatively distant relative who is familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss.
    2. A similar or related thing.

Example Sentences

  • The two technologies are so similar that one could call them kissing cousins.
  • His neighbor turned out to be a distant relative, practically a kissing cousin.
  • The languages are so closely related they’re like kissing cousins in linguistics.
  • These two brands of cars are kissing cousins, sharing many of the same parts.
  • She jokingly referred to her childhood friend as a kissing cousin, though they weren’t actually related.

On this page you'll find 64 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to kissing cousin, such as: accessory, accomplice, affiliate, aid, ally, antagonist, assistant.

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

Related Words

kinsmen

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

kinswomen

kinswoman

  • agnate
  • aunt
  • blood
  • brother
  • 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
  • kinsman
  • kinsperson
  • kissing cousin
  • line
  • lineage
  • mother
  • mother-in-law
  • nephew
  • niece
  • people
  • race
  • relation
  • relative
  • sib
  • sibling
  • sister
  • sister-in-law
  • stepbrother
  • stepparent
  • stepsister
  • stock
  • tribe
  • uncle

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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