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kindred

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of kindred

1 having a close connection like that between family members

  • archaeology and the kindred science of anthropology
Synonyms of kindred

affiliated, akin, allied, related
Words Related to kindred

associated, connected, interconnected, interrelated, joined

alike, analogous, cognate, comparable, connate, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike

identical, same

apposite, apropos, cogent, germane, material, pertinent, relevant
Near Antonyms of kindred

diacritical (also diacritic), different, disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, diverse, nonidentical, other, unalike, unlike

differentiable, discriminable, distinguishable
Antonyms of kindred

unrelated

2 having or marked by agreement in feeling or action

  • finally found people who were kindred spirits when she joined the hiking club
Synonyms of kindred

agreeable, amicable, compatible, congenial, frictionless, harmonious, unanimous, united
Words Related to kindred

pacific, peaceable, peaceful

collaborating, cooperative, symbiotic, synergetic, synergic

noncompetitive, nonconflicting, uncompetitive

sympathetic, tolerant, understanding

affable, amiable, cordial, friendly, genial, neighborly
Near Antonyms of kindred

antagonistic, antipathetic, clashing, conflicting, hostile, inimical, unfriendly

belligerent, contentious, quarrelsome

contradicting, contradictory, contrary, opposing, opposite

competing, competitive, rivaling (or rivalling)
Antonyms of kindred

disagreeable, discordant, disharmonious, disunited, incompatible, inharmonious, uncongenial

kindred

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of kindred

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

  • the kingdomʼs royal kindred actually numbers in the thousands
Synonyms of kindred

blood, clan, family, folks, house, kin, kinfolk (or kinfolks), kinsfolk, line, lineage, people, race, stock, tribe
Words Related to kindred

blended family, nuclear family

extended family, household, kith

brood

descendant (also descendent), issue, offspring, progeny, scion, seed

clansman, kinsman, kinswoman, relative

dynasty
Near Antonyms of kindred

ancestry, birth, descent, extraction, origin, pedigree

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