Synonyms of kinship

kinship

noun

ˈkin-ˌship 

as in relationship

the fact or state of having something in common

she and I have a special kinship since we both grew up in England

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relationship
• connection
• association
• affinity
• correlation
• relation
• linkage
• liaison
• link
• similarity
• bearing
• bond
• resemblance
• relevance
• affiliation
• tie
• alliance
• interrelation
• union
• pertinence
• materiality
• agreement
• community
• accordance
• sameness
• correspondence
• identicalness
• conformity
• likeness
• alikeness
• congruity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• variance
• variability
• incompatibility
• incongruity
• incongruence
• incongruousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kinship

Noisemaker feels a genuine kinship with the Gallico story, including its setting, a desolate stretch of coastline in eastern England. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

There was no mosque in Mancelona, and Mymonie and Sam found kinship in the Masonic temple. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

On July 20, 2000, a ceremony in Honolulu formally established a Goodwill Beach City Relationship between Shirarahama and Waikiki, recognizing a kinship that the ocean itself had long suggested. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

This clothing in turn helps Druids feel a sense of kinship with Europe’s pre-Christian peoples, including the ancient druids, who in the popular imagination are often envisioned as robed. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026