relative
428
3.7
- adjective
- /ˈrɛlətɪv/
:
relativo
- So we're doing pretty well relative to to other places.
- relative risk
- relative importance
- absolute and relative
This is about the right size relative to Earth of our moon.
- This is about the right size relative to Earth of our moon.
- Ants are very strong relative to their physique.
- And so this is what highest relative pricing power means.
- Status quo is very risky relative to the future.
- How exactly are we special relative to the dinosaurs?
- The virtue is itself relative to something.
- This is a rather relative term, isn't it?
- That one night of lost sleep, relative to those other things, it dwarfs.
Examples
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So where do we sit today relative to that level of job creation?
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Having said that, yes, home prices relative to income have never been higher.
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This is about the right size relative to Earth of our moon.
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Where should my hands be relative to my feet?
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Value is a relative thing, is it not?
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So it's in the same position relative to the prominent star.
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Time, as you know, is a relative consideration.
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Honesty, in many ways, is a relative term.
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But beyond that, your happiness depends on your relative circumstance.
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Home prices have risen significantly, especially when evaluated on a relative basis compared to incomes.
Synonyms
47
4.2
About comparing two or more things to each other
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
4
4.0
The amount of water in the air compared to the maximum it can hold at that temperature
- Specialized
2
5.4
How expensive one thing is compared with another, for example coffee and tea
- Specialized
1
5.1
The number of times something happens compared with the total number of cases
1
7.5
The largest number of votes for a person running for office that is less than half
- Specialized
1
6.1
Movement of one object measured from another or from a person watching
- Specialized
1
3.9
A part of a sentence that gives more information about a noun and starts with who, which, or that
- Specialized
1
5.8
How heavy a substance is compared with the same volume of water or air
- Specialized
1
5.8
How fast and in what direction something moves compared with another object
- Specialized
The mass of an atom compared with one twelfth of a carbon-12 atom
- Specialized
The mass of all the atoms in one molecule compared with one twelfth of a carbon-12 atom
How Relative
428
3.7
388
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word relative as an adjective comes from the same root relatus and the familiar word relation, meaning 'in connection with' or 'compared to'. So when something is relative, its value or importance depends on what you compare it to.