CONGENERIC Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

congeneric

adjective

Definition of congeneric

as in allied

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Adjective

The Houthis, working with allied militias in Iraq, have also targeted Saudi oil installations, including a vital pipeline used to export oil through the Red Sea while movement through the Strait of Hormuz is limited.

— NBC news, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
In 2025, multiple Russian drones entered Polish airspace during a large-scale attack on Ukraine, prompting a response from Polish and allied aircraft.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 13 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

Pastor Adam, as many know him in Kansas, is soft spoken and congenial.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
While Suffolk’s undergraduate library back on Temple Street was congenial, the Athenaeum’s depth was something else entirely (current holdings now total 600,000 books).

— David Shribman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of congenial

Adjective

The film, based on Josh Malerman‘s 2024 novel Incidents Around the House, follows a family whose house is haunted by a sinister entity that looks and sounds identical to the mother, with both versions played by the star.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
This cartography of development is now helping researchers understand how identical cells in the early embryo develop into the distinct tissues and cell types of a complex organism.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of identical

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Both those historic actions happened as part of the Biden administration's focus on anti-money laundering and efforts to promote compliance with the then-emerging virtual currency industry.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
At roughly $10 per share, Six Flags stock is now worth less than in 2020, when the pandemic caused visitor traffic to grind to a virtual halt for most of the year.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of virtual

Adjective

That same month, the Republican administration claimed Nevada had 1,500 noncitizen voters on its voter rolls.

— SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
The idea grew out of a conversation with a friend who called to wish him a happy birthday and mentioned having just finished a book about a woman executed on that same date roughly 250 years earlier.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

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