akin

[uh-kin]

adjective

1. of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively).

   cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.

2. allied by nature; having the same properties.

   Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.

   Synonyms: parallel, comparable, analogous, similar, cognate

3. having or showing an affinity; kindred.

   They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.

akin

/ əˈkɪn /

adjective

1. related by blood; of the same kin

2. (often foll by to) having similar characteristics, properties, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of akin¹

First recorded in 1580–90; a- ², kin

Example Sentences

This is akin to attributing a ship’s safe passage through rough seas to the first mate, not the captain.

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The committee described crypto as “a speculative and increasingly popular asset class that many investors, but not all, will seek to explore” — comparing bitcoin, specifically, to a scarce asset “akin to digital gold.”

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Campaigners argued that Mr Coskun's conviction was akin to blasphemy laws being reintroduced "by the back door, inadvertently, by our court service".

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Still, they acknowledge this isn’t fringe science akin to widely refuted claims that vaccines are linked to autism.

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His company, Pickle, aims to develop personalized AI companions akin to Tony Stark’s Jarvis in “Iron Man.”

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Related Words

• analogous 
• comparable 
• similar