kindred

²kindred

adj

Definition of KINDRED

1

: of a similar nature or character : like <a kindred spirit>

2

: of the same ancestry

Examples of KINDRED

1. philosophy, political theory, and kindred topics
2. I believe she and I are kindred spirits .
3. German and English are kindred languages.

First Known Use of KINDRED

14th century

Related to KINDRED

Synonyms: affiliated, akin, allied, related

Antonyms: unrelated

Related Words: associated, connected, interconnected, interrelated, joined; alike, analogous, cognate, comparable, connate, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike; identical, same; apposite, apropos, cogent, germane, material, pertinent, relevant

Near Antonyms: diacritical (also diacritic), different, disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, diverse, nonidentical, other, unalike, unlike; differentiable, discriminable, distinguishable

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