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akin
[uh-kin] 
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akin
[uh-kin]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | related or connected |
| Synonyms: | affiliated, agnate, alike, allied, analogous, cognated, comparable, connate, consonant, corresponding, incident, kindred, like, parallel, similar |
| Antonyms: | alien, disconnected, unconnected, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | allied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly; united |
| Synonyms: | affiliated, agnate, akin, amalgamated, associated, bound, cognate, combined, confederate, connate, connected, in league, incident, joined, joint, kindred, linked, married, related, unified, wed |
| Antonyms: | disunited, estranged, unfriendly |
| Main Entry: | analogous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeing, similar |
| Synonyms: | akin, alike, comparable, consonant, convertible, correspondent, corresponding, equivalent, homologous, interchangeable, kindred, like, parallel, related, resembling, undifferentiated, uniform |
| Notes: | homologus features are those that were originally the same in evolutionary development but have adapted differently (arms of humans, forelegs of cats, etc.); analogous features are those that resemble one another in function but are traceable back to completely different origins when a comparison is of such a nature that it comprises three terms, then comparable is the word to use; when it comprises four terms, the relation requires the word analogous |
| Antonyms: | disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, unalike, unlike, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | clannish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exclusive, select |
| Synonyms: | akin, alike, associative, cliquish, close, insular, like, narrow, related, reserved, restricting, restrictive, sectarian, unfriendly, unreceptive |
| Antonyms: | friendly, open, welcoming |
| Main Entry: | cognate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alike, associated |
| Synonyms: | affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, analogous, comparable, connate, connatural, connected, consanguine, general, generic, incident, kindred, like, related, same, similar, universal |
| Antonyms: | disassociated, dissimilar, unalike, unallied, unconnected, unlike |
| Main Entry: | comparable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corresponding, similar |
| Synonyms: | agnate, akin, alike, analogous, cognate, consonant, corresponding, like, parallel, related, relative, undifferenced, uniform |
| Antonyms: | dissimilar, unalike, unlike |
| Main Entry: | connected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | related, affiliated |
| Synonyms: | akin, allied, applicable, associated, banded together, bracketed, coherent, combined, consecutive, coupled, in on with, joined, linked, pertinent, undivided, united |
| Antonyms: | disconnected, disjoined, unaffiliated, uncombined, unconnected, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | consonant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeing, consistent |
| Synonyms: | accordant, according, agnate, akin, alike, analogous, blending, coincident, comparable, compatible, concordant, conformable, congenial, congruous, correspondent, corresponding, harmonious, in agreement, in rapport, like, parallel, similar, suitable, sympathetic, uniform |
| Antonyms: | disagreeing, dissonant, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant |
| Main Entry: | corresponding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | equivalent, matching |
| Synonyms: | agnate, akin, alike, analogous, answering, comparable, complementary, consonant, correlative, correspondent, coterminus, identical, interrelated, kin, kindred, like, parallel, reciprocal, similar, synonymous, undifferentiated |
| Antonyms: | differing, disparaging, dissimilar, mismatched, unlike |
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