1
: related by blood : descended from a common ancestor or prototype
The dog and fox are closely akin.
2
: essentially similar, related, or compatible
His interests are akin to mine.
Examples of akin in a Sentence
The two languages are closely akin.
foxes are closely akin to dogs
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Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 31 May 2024
The insect chews through the layer, and eventually the damage is akin to putting a permanent tourniquet on the tree.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
The native New York noted that the sun being framed by Manhattan's skyscrapers was akin to the sun striking the center of the prehistoric rock U.K. rock formation during the solstice, henge the amalgam Manhattanhenge.
—Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Cronin explained that, akin to ChatGPT (also a form of generative AI), this technology can be used for providing information on real-time simulations and exercises bringing information as to what could happen.
—Avi Kumar, Fox News, 26 May 2024
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akin
adjective1
: related by blood
2
: essentially similar or related
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