connatural

adjective

Definition of connaturalnext
as in congeneric

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connatural
  1. congenial
  2. related
  3. kindred
  4. allied
  5. virtual
  6. kin
  7. identical
  8. same
Adjective
  • Gray’s early life has all the ingredients of a congenial coming-of-age movie, one rooted in the anything-goes landscape of postwar Southern California.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Pastor Adam, as many know him in Kansas, is soft spoken and congenial.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of congenial
Adjective
  • Restitution for the victims has yet to be decided, but the government has argued that they should be compensated for years of therapy, loss of income, and other related losses.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • His foundation focuses on understanding, preventing and treating concussions, traumatic brain injuries and related conditions.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of related
Adjective
  • Still, devotees of John Waters, Sean Baker, Todd Solondz and the Safdie brothers will sense that DeFalco is a kindred spirit, a filmmaker with an open-minded curiosity about the rowdier parts of the human zoo.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Charles, canny and discerning, is a threat — and maybe a kindred spirit.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of kindred
Adjective
  • The leader of one of Haiti’s most powerful criminal organizations said the Salvadorans were killed in territory controlled by Chen Mechan, an allied gang.
    — Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party (PL) and allied parties could control majorities in both chambers, with more than 280 of 513 seats in the lower house and up to 50 of 81 seats in the Senate.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of allied
Adjective
  • Retail investors owned 6 billion more shares and voted 2 billion more shares than the previous season, alongside broader adoption of pass-through voting and virtual shareholder meetings.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • African health ministers are to hold a virtual summit on Wednesday to strengthen the continent's collective response.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of virtual
Adjective
  • Van Halen was the pinnacle of my long f–kin’ five-decade career.
    — Gary Graff, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Some of the helpers were non-kin, demonstrating cooperative social behavior that extends beyond family bonds.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of kin
Adjective
  • Currently the Swingers menus are more or less identical across both locations, though Wilson expects to introduce unique daily specials at each.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • During the 1998 Massachusetts governor’s race, political scientist Ted Brader ran a study that embedded campaign ads in a news broadcast and changed only the music and images, keeping the words identical.
    — Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of identical
Adjective
  • Zygielbaum was surprised however that the DOJ reached out only to him, and not the Republican clerk in neighboring Weld County, which also houses a sizable portion of that same congressional district.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026
  • On the surface, his new album Antione’s Son is the same old same old—airy melodies, drug talk, vomiting ad-libs—but punched up by suburban ennui and in-the-weeds romantic tales that makes the music feel refreshingly personal.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of same
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