AKIN Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

akin

adjective

ə-ˈkin

Definition of akin

as in related

having a close connection like that between family members foxes are closely akin to dogs

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as in like

having qualities in common mathematics and computer programming are akin in that they both require logical thinking

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Recent Examples of akin But how and through whom the money flowed into the Alpha account revealed that it was intended to remain secret, more akin to a covert and illicit scheme, given that it was managed in part by a senior advisor to the president of the United States. — Matthew Cole, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026 The disruption hit myriad services provided by Yandex, a tech giant akin to Google whose services are deeply integrated into daily life in Russia and whose digital infrastructure other third-party platforms rely on. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 By treating the album like fine art akin to a painting or sculpture, the project challenged conventional notions of music ownership and accessibility in the streaming era. — John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2026 In doing so, defending their life felt like something akin to murder, despite her justification. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for akin

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Adjective

Research suggests that having an especially hard time with uncertainty is associated with many anxiety and related disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The gecko’s unique features and genetic divergence from related species led to its classification as a new species.

— Aspen Pflughoeft, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of related

Adjective

Canada retaliated with its own set of near-analogous duties on more than $20 billion in American goods in early September.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Bayzo's pub is analogous to an English tavern, with creamy cups of clam chowder and a piano likely to launch you into Elton John renditions.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of analogous

Adjective

The physiological case for a brief dunk is, by her own account, comparable.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
According to Inception, Mercury 3 is more than 40 times larger than its first-generation model, Mercury 1, while maintaining comparable processing speeds.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of comparable

Adjective

But his planning doesn’t mean that the tax would survive the courts, and in any case, not every billionaire will necessarily make similar arrangements.

— Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Garshick told Prevention that stacking actives carries similar risks.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of similar

Adjective

America's most affluent suburbs are more alike than different.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026
According to author Caroline Hallemann—whose book The Kennedys and the Windsors came out on June 2—the two women were even more alike than meets the eye.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 June 2026

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