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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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Because losing him is akin to losing a blood relative, a close friend.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
If that’s the case, our all-alike AI approach could be akin to putting all our eggs into one basket.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The fear, per CNN’s Jacopo Prisco, is akin to the anxiety around Y2K—that the technologies that govern our lives would not be able to process the change.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for akin
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“Akin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/akin. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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akin
adjective1
: related by blood
2
: essentially similar or related
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