Antonym: absolute. Similar words: relatively, relation, correlation, relationship, in relation to, legislative, relate, related. Meaning: ['relətɪv] 
n. 1. a person related by blood or marriage 2. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus). adj. 1. not absolute or complete 2. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'.
n. 1. a person related by blood or marriage 2. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus). adj. 1. not absolute or complete 2. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'. 
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61. The relative merits of both approaches have to be considered.
62. He chose as his successor a relative newcomer to the organization.
63. Fitness is relative; one must always ask "Fit for what?".
64. There is a chart on the classroom wall showing the relative heights of all the children.
65. Figure 2.2 shows the relative importance of the different service industries.
66. In 'the man who came', 'who' is a relative pronoun and 'who came' is a relative clause.
67. The politicians jockeyed about in order to establish relative power within the party.
68. Each of these factors should be weighted according to their relative importance.
69. Tonight's meeting will weigh up the relative merits of the two candidates.
70. The relative cheapness of foreign travel means that more people are going abroad than ever before.
71. He believes that interior design is the poor relative of architecture.
72. The weak dollar means American goods are relative bargains for foreigners.
73. The room is kept at 72 degrees and 50% relative humidity.
74. You may think you're poor, but it's all relative .
75. The security codes could be broken with relative ease .
76. All things are relative.
77. The person can transfer from wheelchair to seat with relative ease.
78. The death of a near relative is a terrible trauma for a child.
79. The child will be adopted but a relative is looking after him in the interim.
80. The relative frequency of fraternal twins has halved since 1950.
81. The pound has increased in value relative to the euro.
82. He was her distant relative, as was everyone else on the island, come to think of it.
83. Many businessmen think that a world where relative prices never varied would be nirvana.
84. The country is now enjoying a period of relative stability and prosperity.
85. He showed such concern that people took him to be a relative.
86. The pheasant is a close relative of the Guinea hen.
86. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and make good sentences.
87. Caring for an elderly relative can become an intolerable burden.
88. In the sentence 'The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat', 'who' is a relative pronoun.
89. A stranger who is kind is a relative;an unkind relative is a stranger.
90. Relative poverty, however, did not prevent Martin from equipping himself with an excellent education.
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