be akin

VERB

belong

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply exist fit reside

STRONG

accord agree appertain associate bear become befit chime concern correlate correspond go harmonize inhere match permeate pertain refer regard set suit touch vest

WEAK

attach to be a component be a constituent be a part be an adjunct of be connected with be fitting be linked with be related be relevant bear upon go with have relationship to have respect to have to do with

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid differ disagree disapprove disassociate disconnect oppose refuse

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be akin

The vehicle appeared to be "akin to a minivan or small SUV", Nath said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

That might be akin to Alan Greenspan’s more tight-lipped Fed of the past.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

Paul: To suggest Slot is in trouble would be akin to saying last season never happened!

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025

Discovering this new feature would be akin to finding a way that blood can circulate when the heart stops pumping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

The phenomenon would seem to be akin to that increase of one electrical potential evoking a proportional increase of the other electrical potential, to complement it.

From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Arabella Kenealy

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