akin

Main Entry:
akin [uh-kin]
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
Notes: A doublet is one of two or more words derived ultimately from a single source: abbreviate/abridge, fragile/frail, guardian/warden. The doublets may or may not show much resemblance and they also vary in closeness of meaning. Somewhere along their line of development they diverge and go off in different paths. The term cognate is usually reserved for two or more words in different languages that share a common ancestor as English father, Latin Pater, Greek pater, Spanish and Italian padre, French pere, and German Vater.
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
Notes: 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: 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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