Akin synonyms and antonyms

ə-kĭn'

Related in origin, as certain words in genetically related languages descended from the same ancestral root; for example, English name and Latin nōmen from Indo-European *nō̆-men-.

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Associated, related, or united.

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Of a similar nature; related:

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(Linguistics) Having a similar semantic meaning.

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Similar or equivalent:

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Closely related by kinship or association; intimate:

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Having a similar or related origin, nature, or character:

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The definition of related is being associated with.

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(Mathematics) Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of operations of rotation, translation and scaling.

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alike (related)

Having close resemblance; similar:

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(used after the noun) consanguineous

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Being aside from the main subject; tangential, subordinate, ancillary.

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(Medicine) Capable of being grafted, transfused, or transplanted from one individual to another without rejection:

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Of or pertaining to congeners (organisms of the same genus)

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Suited to one's needs or disposition; agreeable

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Platonic (as fraternal love - brotherly love).

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Related to a matter at hand, especially to a subject under discussion.

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Having almost or exactly the same qualities, characteristics, etc.; similar; equal

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Favorably inclined:

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synonymic

Of, relating to, or being a synonym

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The relationship between people who share a common ancestor. See also degree, heir, and affinity.

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Originating at the same time; related.

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Similar in nature.

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Related by birth or "by blood," i.e. having close ancestors in common.

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Of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor.

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kin (related)

Related genetically or in the same family.

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related by blood

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analogous (related)

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amenable (related)

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tantamount (related)

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Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.

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Mutually related in a correlation

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Of, or having the nature of, a synonym; equivalent or similar in meaning

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agnation

Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation

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Proximity; nearness.

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unrelated (antonym)

Not connected or associated

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disconnected (antonym)

Feeling a lack of empathy or association with something.

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unconnected (antonym)

Confused or disconnected

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alien (antonym)

Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.

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Related by bloodline; consanguineous.

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liken (related)

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closely-related (related)

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Find another word for akin. In this page you can discover 42 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for akin, like: cognate, affiliated, allied, agnate, comparable, near, kindred, related, similar, alike and (used after the noun) consanguineous.