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kindred spirit

NOUN
soul mate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alter ego confidante
WEAK
companion friend heart's desire helpmate kindred soul lover one's promised partner truelove

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Donald Trump may find a kindred spirit in Lyndon Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Founding Father Alexander Hamilton met a kindred spirit in Caracas-born Francisco de Miranda, who fought for both the American and French revolutionary causes.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

We need those who are our kindred spirit.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

For example, the producers orchestrate Ben’s alliance with the most normal-seeming person there — a skilled gamer named Maya — without predicting he’d also find a kindred spirit in a conspiracy theorist called Charles Michael.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

She recognized a kindred spirit, a similar subversive spark to the one she often felt flaring inside her.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng