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| Main Entry: | akin |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | related or connected |
| Synonyms: | affiliated, agnate, alike, allied, analogous, comparable, consonant, corresponding, incident, kindred, like, parallel, similar, cognated, connate |
| Antonyms: | alien, disconnected, unconnected, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | alike |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
| Synonyms: | Xerox*, akin, allied, analogous, approximate, carbon copy*, cognate, comparable, concurrent, correspondent, corresponding, dead ringer*, ditto*, double, duplicate, equal, equivalent, even, facsimile, identical, indistinguishable, kindred, like, look-alike, matched, matching, parallel, proportionate, related, resembling, same, similar, spitting image*, uniform, associated, mated, same difference, undifferentiated |
| Antonyms: | different, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, opposite, unlike |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | allied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly; united |
| Synonyms: | affiliated, agnate, akin, bound, cognate, combined, confederate, connected, incident, joined, joint, kindred, linked, married, related, unified, wed, amalgamated, associated, connate, in league |
| Antonyms: | unfriendly, disunited, estranged |
| Main Entry: | analogous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeing, similar |
| Synonyms: | akin, alike, comparable, consonant, convertible, correspondent, corresponding, equivalent, homologous, interchangeable, kindred, like, parallel, related, resembling, uniform, undifferentiated |
| Notes: | homologus features are those that were originally the same in evolutionary development but have adapted differently (arms of humans, forelegs of cats, etc.); analogous features are those that resemble one another in function but are traceable back to completely different origins when a comparison is of such a nature that it comprises three terms, then comparable is the word to use; when it comprises four terms, the relation requires the word analogous |
| Antonyms: | disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, unlike, unrelated, unalike |
| Main Entry: | clannish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exclusive, select |
| Synonyms: | akin, alike, close, insular, like, narrow, related, reserved, restrictive, sectarian, unfriendly, associative, cliquish, restricting, unreceptive |
| Antonyms: | friendly, open, welcoming |
| Main Entry: | cognate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alike, associated |
| Synonyms: | affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, analogous, comparable, connected, general, generic, incident, kindred, like, related, same, similar, universal, connate, connatural, consanguine |
| Antonyms: | dissimilar, unconnected, unlike, disassociated, unalike, unallied |
| Main Entry: | connected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | related, affiliated |
| Synonyms: | akin, allied, applicable, coherent, combined, consecutive, joined, linked, pertinent, undivided, united, associated, banded together, bracketed, coupled, in on with |
| Antonyms: | disconnected, unconnected, unrelated, disjoined, unaffiliated, uncombined |
| Main Entry: | consonant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeing, consistent |
| Synonyms: | accordant, agnate, akin, alike, analogous, coincident, comparable, compatible, conformable, congenial, congruous, correspondent, corresponding, harmonious, in agreement, like, parallel, similar, suitable, sympathetic, uniform, according, blending, concordant, in rapport |
| Antonyms: | disagreeing, dissonant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, incongruent, inconsonant |
| Main Entry: | corresponding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | equivalent, matching |
| Synonyms: | agnate, akin, alike, analogous, comparable, complementary, consonant, correspondent, identical, kin, kindred, like, parallel, reciprocal, similar, synonymous, answering, correlative, coterminus, interrelated, undifferentiated |
| Antonyms: | disparaging, dissimilar, unlike, differing, mismatched |
| Main Entry: | equivalent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | same, similar |
| Synonyms: | agnate, akin, alike, analogous, carbon*, commensurate, comparable, convertible, copy, correspondent, corresponding, ditto*, duplicate, equal, even, homologous, identical, indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, parallel, proportionate, reciprocal, substitute, synonymous, tantamount, correlative, of a kind, same difference |
| Antonyms: | changeable, different, dissimilar, unequal, unlike, mismatched |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | germane |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appropriate |
| Synonyms: | ad rem, akin, allied, applicable, applicative, applicatory, apposite, apropos, apt, cognate, connected, fitting, kindred, kosher*, legit, material, on target, on the button, on the nose*, pertinent, proper, related, relating, relevant, right on, suitable, that's the ticket, to the point, to the purpose |
| Antonyms: | improper, inappropriate, irrelevant, unfitting, unrelated, unsuitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | homogenous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar, comparable |
| Synonyms: | akin, alike, analogous, cognate, consistent, homologous, identical, kindred, like, uniform, unvarying |
| Antonyms: | different, discrete, dissimilar, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, varied |
| Main Entry: | kindred |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corresponding, matching |
| Synonyms: | affiliated, agnate, akin, alike, allied, analogous, cognate, congenial, germane, homogeneous, incident, kin, likable, parallel, related, similar, congeneric, connate, connatural, consanguine |
| Antonyms: | irrelevant, noncorresponding, unaffiliated |
| Main Entry: | level |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | smooth, balanced |
| Synonyms: | akin, alike, calm, commensurate, common, comparable, consistent, constant, continuous, equable, equivalent, even, exact, flat, flush, horizontal, identical, like, matched, matching, parallel, plain, plane, polished, precise, proportionate, regular, rolled, same, stable, steady, straight, trim, unbroken, uniform, uninterrupted, aligned, in line, leveled, lined up, of same height, on a line, on a par, on one plane, planate, planed, trimmed, unfluctuating |
| Antonyms: | ragged, uneven |
| Main Entry: | like |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
| Synonyms: | according to, agnate, akin, alike, allied, analogous, close, cognate, commensurate, comparable, compatible, conforming, consistent, consonant, corresponding, double, equal, equivalent, homologous, identical, matching, near, parallel, related, resembling, same, such, twin, uniform, allying, approximating, approximative, coextensive, congeneric, congenerous, equaling, in the manner of, jibing, much the same, not far from, not unlike, on the order of, relating, selfsame, undifferentiated |
| Antonyms: | different, dissimilar, unlike |
| Main Entry: | related |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | connected, accompanying |
| Synonyms: | affiliated, agnate, akin, alike, allied, analogous, cognate, complementary, concomitant, convertible, correspondent, dependent, fraternal, germane, incident, interchangeable, interwoven, joint, like, linked, mutual, parallel, pertinent, reciprocal, relevant, similar, associated, connate, connatural, consanguine, correlated, enmeshed, in the same category, in touch with, interconnected, interdependent, interrelated, intertwined, knit together, of that ilk, tied up |
| Antonyms: | alien, different, disconnected, dissimilar, foreign, unrelated, disassociated |
| Main Entry: | similar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very much alike |
| Synonyms: | agnate, akin, allied, analogous, coincident, coincidental, collateral, companion, comparable, complementary, congruent, congruous, consonant, corresponding, homogeneous, identical, in agreement, kin, kindred, like, matching, parallel, reciprocal, related, resembling, same, twin, uniform, coinciding, consubstantial, correlative, much the same |
| Antonyms: | alien, different, dissimilar, opposite, unlike, unalike |
| Main Entry: | such |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, pronoun |
| Definition: | aforementioned, specific |
| Synonyms: | aforesaid, akin, alike, analogous, comparable, corresponding, equivalent, like, parallel, said, similar, that, this, such a one, such a person, such a thing, suchlike, the like |
| Main Entry: | joined |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | linked |
| Synonyms: | accompanying, affiliated, akin, allied, cognate, combined, connected, inseparable, involved, married, mixed, paired, put together, related, touching, unified, united, wedded, affixed, amalgamated, associated, attached, banded, blended, bracketed, cemented, confederated, conjoined, conjugated, coupled, entwined, federated, fused, hitched, interallied, interclasped, interdependent, interfused, interlaced, intermixed, intertwined, merged, mingled, stuck together, welded |
| Antonyms: | apart, disparate, separated |
| Main Entry: | comparable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corresponding, similar |
| Synonyms: | agnate, akin, alike, analogous, cognate, consonant, corresponding, like, parallel, related, relative, uniform, undifferenced |
| Antonyms: | dissimilar, unlike, unalike |
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