1
: related by blood : descended from a common ancestor or prototype
The dog and fox are closely akin.
2
: essentially similar, related, or compatible
His interests are akin to mine.
Examples of akin in a Sentence
The two languages are closely akin.
foxes are closely akin to dogs
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The insect chews through the layer, and eventually the damage is akin to putting a permanent tourniquet on the tree.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
But there can be no agreement between the schools and the athletes without a players’ union akin to those in the NFL and NBA.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Notably, like the Navier-Stokes equations (and unlike the other two kinds of equations the researchers studied), the CCF equations describe fluids that have a dissipation property akin to viscosity.
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That’s akin to reporting that a traffic light worked today and putting it on the front page.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
But there can be no agreement between the schools and the athletes without a players’ union akin to those in the NFL and NBA.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Notably, like the Navier-Stokes equations (and unlike the other two kinds of equations the researchers studied), the CCF equations describe fluids that have a dissipation property akin to viscosity.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
That’s akin to reporting that a traffic light worked today and putting it on the front page.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Akin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/akin. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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akin
adjective1
: related by blood
2
: essentially similar or related
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