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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Its board was drawn from the same captains of industry—bankers, retailers, insurance men—who would have occupied such positions in any similar synagogue.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Simons and the Italian designer share a similar aesthetic hinged on modernism and occasionally futurism and even provocation.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of similar

Adjective

National Hurricane Center data shows that Polo has reached speeds comparable to only a few hurricanes to form in the region in recent decades, primarily Hurricane Patricia in 2015, which reached 215 mph.

— DESIREE BROOKS, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Fusion signatures face scrutiny The researchers also found temperature differences between the active reactor and a calibration device operating under comparable input-power conditions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of comparable

Adjective

The senator said the Food and Drug Administration's model of pharmaceutical regulation is analogous to the AI debate.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
In some ways, shorebirds are analogous to the wolves that hunt the deer and elk populations that eat the tree saplings that become the trees that beavers use to build dams that help the fish—and so on.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 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

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But the automotive industry has been a leading adopter of industrial robots for decades, with such robots typically being robotic arms installed at workstations and mobile robots that move components or materials around.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Applegate’s new video has been met with love and support from such celebrities as Chelsea Handler and Vanessa Marcil and especially from fellow MS survivors, who praise her bravery and resilience.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

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