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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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

Keeping Pages in center field would in no way be akin to keeping, say, Devon White or Willie Davis in center field.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 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

When the universe as we know it collapses, the only creatures with a chance of surviving to see the next age would be akin to Ridley Scott’s xenomorphs.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

In the hot June evening she was fresh and cool enough to be akin to the rejoicing fields, a nymph of beech or willow.

From Shapes that Haunt the Dusk by Howells, William Dean

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