akin
Americanadjective
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of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively).
cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.
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allied by nature; having the same properties.
Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.
- Synonyms:
- parallel, comparable, analogous, similar, cognate
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having or showing an affinity; kindred.
They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.
adjective
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related by blood; of the same kin
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(often foll by to) having similar characteristics, properties, etc
Etymology
Origin of akin
Example Sentences
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He doesn’t respond to his various wake-up calls with stubborn defiance but a curiosity that shifts his moping into something akin to a geeky, fun-loving second adolescence.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Mission specialist Christina Koch, the first woman to venture into deep space, said preparing for the 10-day journey was akin to planning for a camping trip.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Wall Street has been akin to the Fed and largely “sitting on its hands” about making any changes to its forecasts during the war uncertainity, Melson at Natixis said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
The amount of radiation used is small, akin to a mammogram, and the scans typically don’t need to be repeated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Its vocal ranges were operatic, its naturalistic acting style more like that of a play, its structure of spoken plot-carrying scenes interspersed with verse-chorus- designed songs akin to those in musicals.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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