connate

adjective

kä-ˈnāt How to pronounce connate (audio)
Definition of connatenext
as in similar
having qualities in common the central premise of the comedy is that organized crime and moviemaking are pretty much connate activities

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connate
  1. similar
  2. comparable
  3. analogous
  4. alike
  5. such
Adjective
  • Ganfield said there was a flash, similar to when a grenade goes off in a film.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Space has spent decades in a similar space, as a technology that is impressive but not yet ordinary, but that may finally be changing.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of similar
Adjective
  • The Australian Productivity Commission proposed a similar wide-ranging TDM exception to cover AI model training, citing comparable exceptions in Japan and Singapore.
    — Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026
  • County officials kept comparable county manager salaries in the metro area in mind when making their decision, Jebens-Singh said.
    — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
Definition of comparable
Adjective
  • Quantum versions of many classic math problems also come with analogous quantum proofs.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 6 July 2026
  • Moreover, the timeline for doing all this is roughly analogous as well – a matter of weeks, once the fissile material is in hand.
    — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of analogous
Adjective
  • America's most affluent suburbs are more alike than different.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • According to author Caroline Hallemann—whose book The Kennedys and the Windsors came out on June 2—the two women were even more alike than meets the eye.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 June 2026
Definition of alike
Adjective
  • The abductions in the southern state of Oyo had represented an escalation of the country’s security crisis because most such abductions previously had taken place in the north.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • About 200,000 such observations, spanning July 2022 to June 2025, formed the dataset the team used to measure Earth’s frame dragging.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of such
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“Connate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connate. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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