Searching for synonyms for family? Here’s some similar words from our thesaurus you can use instead.

• “he moved his family to Virginia“
• “It was a good Christian household“
• “I waited until the whole house was asleep“
• “the teacher asked how many people made up his home“
• “the family refused to accept his will“

Synonyms

• household a social unit living together
• house contain or cover; provide housing for; a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; the members of a religious community living together ; the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; an official assembly having legislative powers; aristocratic family line; play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided ; the management of a gambling house or casino; a social unit living together; a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; a building in which something is sheltered or located
• home provide with, or send to, a home ; return home accurately from a long distance; at or to or in the direction of one’s home or family; on or to the point aimed at; to the fullest extent; used of your own ground; relating to or being where one lives or where one’s roots are; inside the country; where you live at a particular time; housing that someone is living in; the country or state or city where you live; (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end ; place where something began and flourished; an environment offering affection and security; a social unit living together; an institution where people are cared for
• menage a social unit living together

• “parents and children“
• “he wanted to have a good job before starting a family“

Synonyms

• family unit primary social group

• “there are two classes of detergents“

Synonyms

• class arrange or order by classes or categories; a collection of things sharing a common attribute; a body of students who are taught together; people having the same social, economic, or educational status; education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; a league ranked by quality; a body of students who graduate together; (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders ; elegance in dress or behavior
• category a collection of things sharing a common attribute; a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

• “his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower“

Synonyms

• family line people descended from a common ancestor
• folk people in general (often used in the plural); a social division of (usually preliterate) people ; people descended from a common ancestor; the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
• kinfolk people descended from a common ancestor
• kinsfolk people descended from a common ancestor
• sept the month following August and preceding October ; people descended from a common ancestor
• phratry people descended from a common ancestor

• “he’s kin“
• “he’s family“

Synonyms

• kin related by blood ; a person having kinship with another or others; group of people related by blood or marriage
• kinsperson a person having kinship with another or others

• “sharks belong to the fish family“

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• syndicate join together into a syndicate; organize into or form a syndicate ; sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations ; a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities ; an association of companies for some definite purpose ; a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication
• crime syndicate a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
• mob press tightly together or cram; a disorderly crowd of people ; a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities ; an association of criminals

• “the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family“
• “the church welcomed new members into its fellowship“

Synonyms

• fellowship an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; the state of being with someone; money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research