Material and Relative

Material

Material adjective - Having to do with the matter at hand.

Usage example: that information, while fascinating, is not material to our discussion

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Relative and material are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relative" instead an adjective "Material".

Relative adjective - Having to do with the matter at hand.

Usage example: I don't need the whole story, just the details that are relative to the case

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Material and relative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Material" instead an adjective "Relative".

old	old material	old relative
best	best material	best relative
normal	normal material	normal relative
actual	actual material	actual relative
Other adjectives: early, different, available, older, earlier, biological, genetic.

Kansas: a relative rarity who could compose successful commercial songs, but whose core material was more similar to Yes or King Crimson.

Source: Progressive Rock
When this occurs in material that is supposed to be set in the future (relative to the time it was created) you have an example of No New Fashions in the Future.

Source: '80s Hair
Enemy Without: In November, there was an event in which the PCs had to face Persona 4-like Shadow clones of themselves, albeit greatly toned down relative to the source material.

Source: Roleplay / The Velvet Key

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Relative and Material. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/material/relative

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