Akin synonyms and antonyms
ə-kĭn'
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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-.
Associated, related, or united.
Of a similar nature; related:
(Linguistics) Having a similar semantic meaning.
Similar or equivalent:
Closely related by kinship or association; intimate:
Having a similar or related origin, nature, or character:
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The definition of related is being associated with.
(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.
alike (related)
Having close resemblance; similar:
(used after the noun) consanguineous
Being aside from the main subject; tangential, subordinate, ancillary.
(Medicine) Capable of being grafted, transfused, or transplanted from one individual to another without rejection:
Of or pertaining to congeners (organisms of the same genus)
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Suited to one's needs or disposition; agreeable
Related to a matter at hand, especially to a subject under discussion.
Having almost or exactly the same qualities, characteristics, etc.; similar; equal
Favorably inclined:
synonymic
Of, relating to, or being a synonym
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Originating at the same time; related.
Of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor.
kin (related)
Related genetically or in the same family.
related by blood
analogous (related)
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amenable (related)
tantamount (related)
Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
Of, or having the nature of, a synonym; equivalent or similar in meaning
agnation
Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation
Proximity; nearness.
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unrelated (antonym)
Not connected or associated
disconnected (antonym)
Feeling a lack of empathy or association with something.
unconnected (antonym)
alien (antonym)
Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
liken (related)
closely-related (related)
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