Relative

Quick meaning: Relative is an adjective meaning Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

Meaning

Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

More Meanings

1. (computing, of a URL, URI, path, or similar) Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
2. (grammar) Depending on an antecedent; comparative.
3. (music) Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
4. Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.
5. (US) Alternative form of relatively.
6. Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.
7. (archaic or rare) Relevant; pertinent; related.

Example Sentences

The words “big” and “small” are relative.

relative to your earlier point about taxes, .

In 1924 it moved to a commonious campus at Stockton. Like other Californian colleges, however, it decided to remain a relative small institution.

For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge to reach the Champions League places.

Word Forms

• relatives

Synonyms for relative

Depending on context, synonyms include comparative, conditional, limited, relation, sib, cousin.

Antonyms for relative

Common opposites include absolute, unlimited.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include comparative, proportionate, relational, relation, qualifying, proportional.

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