CONNATE Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

connate

adjective

kä-ˈnāt

Definition of connate

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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Smith, signed in January 2025 from Reading for a similar fee, was more of a slow burner in the second tier, starting just one league game before the turn of the year as Moore was continually preferred.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Xiaomi, the world's third-largest smartphone player, introduced the Xiaomi 18 Fold on Monday, a passport-sized device similar to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8, which was released earlier this year.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of similar

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But with the important exception of Somalia and large parts of West Africa, jihadi groups have not managed a mobilization comparable with the ones after the 2003 Iraq War or during the rise of the Islamic State.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
Ministerial salaries had increasingly fallen behind comparable earnings in the private sector and civil service, making a review necessary, Wong said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of comparable

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So says Ana Trias, president of prestige and fashion brands at Puig, who sees consumer behavior in fragrances becoming more analogous with fashion.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
That suggests the possibility of traffic strategies targeting such neighborhoods, analogous to child safety efforts focused on schools and their surroundings.

— Paula Span, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of analogous

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The need for such systems is growing as electrification, industrial electricity demand, and data centers put additional pressure on power networks.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
One such ruse, revealed by The Athletic in August 2024, involved a team of pickpockets being hired to teach his squad the importance of being ready, alert and prepared at all times.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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