Synonyms of kin

kin 1 of 2

noun

ˈkin 

1

as in family

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• family
• tribe
• clan
• house
• folks
• people
• lineage
• descendant
• race
• blood
• kinfolk
• household
• kinsfolk
• descendent
• stock
• kinfolks
• kindred
• dynasty
• line
• kith
• relative
• offspring
• kinsman
• extended family
• brood
• nuclear family
• progeny
• scion
• seed
• issue
• blended family
• kinswoman
• clansman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• origin
• birth
• extraction
• descent
• ancestry
• pedigree

2

as in cousin

a person connected with another by blood or marriage

since she did not appear to be kin to either side, we've no idea what she was doing at the wedding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cousin
• relative
• relation
• kinsman
• family
• in-law
• folk
• tribe
• clan
• people
• house
• lineage
• kinfolk
• blood
• kinswoman
• kinfolks
• race
• kinsfolk
• kindred
• stock
• kissing cousin
• line

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonrelative

kin

2 of 2

adjective

as in kindred

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kindred
• allied
• related
• congeneric
• such
• cognate
• like
• corresponding
• similar
• akin
• analogous
• congenial
• comparable
• correspondent
• parallel
• matching
• alike
• connatural
• connate
• relatable
• commensurate
• virtual
• proportionate
• resembling
• suchlike
• resemblant
• congenerous
• twin
• same
• tantamount
• ditto
• equivalent
• consistent
• synonymous
• identical
• interchangeable
• redundant
• entire
• duplicate
• indistinguishable
• equal
• me-too
• conformable
• coextensive
• consonant
• approaching
• homogeneous
• conforming
• substitutable
• selfsame
• uniform
• homogenous
• fungible
• coincident
• unvarying
• close
• unchanging
• approximating
• unvaried

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• various
• disparate
• distinct
• distinguishable
• variable
• varied
• nonequivalent
• varying
• noninterchangeable
• different
• unrelated
• inexact
• inaccurate
• unlike
• imprecise
• unconnected
• diverse
• dissimilar
• unakin

Examples of kin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The findings also show that like other Neolithic families, those in the passage tombs were patrilineal—the men were typically related to each other whereas adult women had no genetic kin in the tombs. —Andrew Curry, science.org, 10 July 2024

Among the celebrities showing off their kin: Need a break? —Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024

Adjective