Thesaurus
akin
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of AKIN
1
having a close connection like that between family members <foxes are closely akin to dogs>
Related Words associated, connected, interconnected, interrelated, joined; alike, analogous, cognate, comparable, connate, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike; identical, same; apposite, apropos, cogent, germane, material, pertinent, relevant
Near Antonyms diacritical (also diacritic), different, disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, diverse, nonidentical, other, unalike, unlike; differentiable, discriminable, distinguishable
Antonyms unrelated
2
having qualities in common <mathematics and computer programming are akin in that they both require logical thinking>
Synonyms akin, analogous, cognate, comparable, connate, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike
Related Words commensurate, proportionate; tantamount, virtual; allied, congeneric, congenerous, congenial, connatural, kin, kindred, relatable, related; approaching, approximating, close, coextensive, coincident, conformable, conforming, consistent, consonant, duplicate, equal, equivalent, fungible, identical, indistinguishable, interchangeable, me-too, redundant, same, selfsame, substitutable, synonymous, twin; entire, homogeneous, homogenous, unchanging, uniform, unvaried, unvarying
Near Antonyms disparate, distinct, distinguishable, nonequivalent, noninterchangeable; variable, varied, various, varying; imprecise, inaccurate, inexact; unconnected, unrelated
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