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akin
[ uh-kin ]
adjective
- of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.
- allied by nature; having the same properties:
Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- having or showing an affinity; kindred:
They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.
akin
/ əˈɪ /
adjective
- related by blood; of the same kin
- often foll by to having similar characteristics, properties, etc
Example Sentences
Her husband described the odor as akin to an “old car engine.”
"Ukraine could have got a year ago what was included in that proposal, it is akin to a capitulation. I cannot discern any added value."
It is, exactly as Adebimpe suggested, akin to a mixtape that acts as a time capsule for a portentous period for an individual as much as the collective.
Trump’s faux daily press briefing and access is more akin to the established TV format of game show host.
During this era, known as the Gilded Age, the wealthiest families in America, such as the Rockefellers and Vanderbilts, formed a new social elite akin to European aristocracy.
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