| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comparative, respective |
| Synonyms: | about, allied, analogous, approximate, associated, concerning, conditional, connected, contingent, corresponding, dependent, in regard to, near, parallel, proportionate, reciprocal, referring, related, relating to, reliant, with respect to |
| Antonyms: | disproportionate, irrelevant, irrespective, unequal |
| Main Entry: | relative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | member of a family |
| Synonyms: | agnate, aunt, blood, brother-in-law, clansperson, cognate, connection, cousin, father, father-in-law, folk, folks, grandparents, great-grandparents, in-laws, kinsperson, mother, mother-in-law, nephew, niece, relation, sib, sibling, sister-in-law, stepbrother, stepparent, stepsister, uncle |
| Main Entry: | approximate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | almost accurate, exact |
| Synonyms: | almost, close, comparative, near, proximate, relative, rough |
| Antonyms: | accurate, clear, definite, exact, precise |
| Main Entry: | approximate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
| Synonyms: | alike, analogous, close, comparable, like, matching, near, relative, resembling, verging on |
| Antonyms: | dissimilar, exact, same |
| Main Entry: | brother |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male sibling |
| Synonyms: | blood brother, kin, kinsperson, relation, relative, twin |
| Antonyms: | sister |
| Main Entry: | comparable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corresponding, similar |
| Synonyms: | agnate, akin, alike, analogous, cognate, consonant, corresponding, like, parallel, related, relative, undifferenced, uniform |
| Notes: | when a comparison is of such a nature that it comprises three terms, then comparable is the word to use; when it comprises four terms, the relation requires the word analogous |
| Antonyms: | dissimilar, unalike, unlike |
| Main Entry: | comparative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | approximate, close to |
| Synonyms: | allusive, analogous, approaching, by comparison, comparable, conditional, connected, contingent, contrastive, correlative, corresponding, equivalent, in proportion, like, matching, metaphorical, near, not absolute, not positive, parallel, provisional, qualified, related, relative, restricted, rivaling, similar, vying, with reservation |
| Notes: | positive is the ordinary form of a word, with comparative conveying the sense of greater intensity of the adjective and superlative reflecting the greatest intensity of the adjective |
| Antonyms: | unequal, unlike |
| Main Entry: | conditional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dependent |
| Synonyms: | codicillary, contingent, depending on, fortuitous, granted on certain terms, guarded, iffy, incidental, inconclusive, limited, modified, not absolute, obscure, provisional, provisory, qualified, relative, reliant, relying on, restricted, restrictive, subject to, tentative, uncertain, with grain of salt, with reservations, with strings attached |
| Antonyms: | independent, unconditional, unlimited, unqualified, unrestricted |
| Main Entry: | connection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who aids another in achieving goal |
| Synonyms: | acquaintance, agent, ally, associate, association, contact, friend, go-between, intermediary, kin, kindred, kinship, mentor, messenger, network, reciprocity, relation, relative, sponsor |
| Antonyms: | disconnection, gap, opening |