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

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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Crypto trusts purchase and store the underlying digital assets, and then shares of the trust are traded on public exchanges akin to closed-end funds.

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Most alarmingly, he’s been terrorizing immigrants with something akin to zeal, painting food cart operators and day care workers as an existential threat to middle America.

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It is more akin to the "framework" his predecessor Joe Biden announced in May 2024 to try to get a phased ceasefire and agreement to end the war.

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Related Words

• analogous 
• comparable 
• similar