Clues for the word "RELATIVE"

We've had 33 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 44 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on November 16, 2025.

Definition of relative

a. - Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject.
a. - Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or reference to, something else; not absolute.
a. - Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an antecedent; as, a relative pronoun.
a. - Characterizing or pertaining to chords and keys, which, by reason of the identify of some of their tones, admit of a natural transition from one to the other.
n. - One who, or that which, relates to, or is considered in its relation to, something else; a relative object or term; one of two object or term; one of two objects directly connected by any relation.
n. - A person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman.
n. - A relative pronoun; a word which relates to, or represents, another word or phrase, called its antecedent; as, the relatives "who", "which", "that".