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adjective

ˈkin-drəd How to pronounce kindred (audio)
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as in related
having a close connection like that between family members archaeology and the kindred science of anthropology

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as in compatible
having or marked by agreement in feeling or action finally found people who were kindred spirits when she joined the hiking club

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kindred

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noun

as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor the kingdom's royal kindred actually numbers in the thousands

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Recent Examples of kindred
Adjective
For Sacramento residents who champion local restaurants, indie bookstores and weekend farmers markets, Portland, Oregon, feels like a kindred city. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026 Both the Kremlin and White House had valued Eurosceptic Orbán as a kindred spirit ideologically and a thorn in the side of the EU. — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
There could be challenges that pop up during this time, like needing to handle family problems or stepping in to help one of your kindreds. — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 1 June 2025 The French researchers, working with another team in Montreal, Canada, identified a specific problem mutation in this kindred. — Markham Heid, Time, 6 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for kindred
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindred
  1. related
  2. compatible
  3. family
  4. allied
  5. unanimous
  6. tribe
  7. united
  8. clan
Adjective
  • The Bank of England said shocks to AI related assets could travel more widely through the financial system as the AI ecosystem becomes more dependent on external finance.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • This year, however, the focus is on his investments in cryptocurrency and other related ventures that have powered an increase of his income by nearly four times since 2024.
    — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of related
Adjective
  • This 12-jurist body oversees the activities of Iran’s parliament, determining if laws passed are compatible with sharia and can demand that legislation be revised.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The underlying package also remains compatible with the upcoming PCIe Gen6 specification, allowing future products to adopt faster interfaces without requiring an entirely new storage design.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of compatible
Noun
  • The family fought for three hours last July Fourth to stay alive after more than a summer’s worth of rain fell overnight on bone-dry soil, pushing the waterway from about 3 feet to 30 feet in just 45 minutes.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • History shows family successions, whether in North Korea or Syria, tend to happen through rigid authoritarian control, with the transfer of power underwritten by whoever controls the military.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of family
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  • Sam Deneke, president of Air & Space Defense Systems at Raytheon, said allied investment will help expand production.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
  • The Kleine-Brogel Air Base houses US nuclear weapons that could be deployed by allied aircraft under NATO’s nuclear-sharing arrangement.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Definition of allied
Adjective
  • In a unanimous decision issued July 2, a three-judge appellate panel dismissed the Crown’s appeal, leaving in place a lower court ruling that stayed the proceedings.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
  • Sosa eventually won unanimous support of the commission for the plan and purchase of the rail property for $25 million.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of unanimous
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  • Though today controlled by the Bureau of Land Management, Grand Staircase–Escalante is the homeland of an array of Native American tribes, including the Hopi, the Navajo, and the Ute Nation of Utah.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
  • The project still faces significant opposition from environmentalists, local Indian tribes and the state of California.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of tribe
Adjective
  • The 79-year-old, who finished in second place against Tinubu in 2023, initially sought an alliance with other opposition parties to present a united candidate to thwart Tinubu’s second term bid.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
  • Hope for a more empathetic, more cooperative, more peaceful, more equal, more united society.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of united
Noun
  • There was big news for the Fanning clan on Wednesday morning, with Dakota Fanning nominated for her role in Peacock‘s limited series All Her Fault and Elle Fanning nominated for Apple TV comedy series Margo’s Got Money Troubles.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • The Richards family is one of America’s richest clans, thanks to its electrical manufacturing company Southwire.
    — Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
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