CONGENERIC Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

congeneric

adjective

Definition of congeneric

as in allied

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Adjective

In tandem, waivers for non-compliant materials will stop being available unless there are active efforts to qualify a domestic or allied source.

— Yardley Pohl, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Russia, too, has helped Tehran find and hit American and allied targets.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of allied

Adjective

Charles, canny and discerning, is a threat — and maybe a kindred spirit.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
And her emotional one-on-ones with Streep are among the films' very best, as Miranda fleetingly lets her guard down and Andy discovers a kindred spirit.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of kindred

Adjective

Research suggests that having an especially hard time with uncertainty is associated with many anxiety and related disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The gecko’s unique features and genetic divergence from related species led to its classification as a new species.

— Aspen Pflughoeft, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of related

Adjective

Gray’s early life has all the ingredients of a congenial coming-of-age movie, one rooted in the anything-goes landscape of postwar Southern California.

— Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Pastor Adam, as many know him in Kansas, is soft spoken and congenial.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of congenial

Adjective

Last year, an investigation by Consumer Reports, Groundwork Collaborative and More Perfect Union found that shoppers on Instacart were shown different prices for identical products at the same stores.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
To test their hypothesis, the team set up their system in one of three identical chicken houses at the same commercial chicken farm in Sakarya.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of identical

Adjective

Zygielbaum was surprised however that the DOJ reached out only to him, and not the Republican clerk in neighboring Weld County, which also houses a sizable portion of that same congressional district.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026
On the surface, his new album Antione’s Son is the same old same old—airy melodies, drug talk, vomiting ad-libs—but punched up by suburban ennui and in-the-weeds romantic tales that makes the music feel refreshingly personal.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

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