Pity is akin to love.
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Akin
/ʌˈkɪn/
Synonyms for "akin" (117 found)
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Adjective(7 words)
collateralcomparablecompatibleconcordantconformingcongenericcongenerouscongenialconnateconnaturalconnectedconsanguineconsanguineanconsanguineousconsonantconspecificcorrelativecorrespondingdistantly relatedempathetic
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Verb(1 words)
compare physical properties
Related words (58)
frictionlessgenetically relatedgermangermaneharmoniousharmonizinghomogeneousin accordin concertin harmonyin rapportin tuneincidentinharmonykindredlevellikelike mindedlike-mindedmatrilateral
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matrilinealmatroclinousnovercalof common sourceof one mindof the bloodparallelpatrilateralpatrilinealpatroclinouspeacefulrelatedrelated by bloodrelevantsibsiblingsimilarsuchsuchlikesympathetictogetherunderstandingundifferentiateduniformuniteduterine
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(3 words)
Noun(2 words)
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Preposition(1 words)
written-language like
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6 entriesakin in formakin in functionakin in originakin in structureakin relationshipakin to concept
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2 entriesSample sentences
20 total sentences available.
This problem is akin to the one we had last year.
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A buffalo is akin to an ox.
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Freedom is akin to the rarified air of a mountain top. Weak men cannot bear one or the other.
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