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adjective

ˈkin-drəd How to pronounce kindred (audio)
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as in related
having a close connection like that between family members archaeology and the kindred science of anthropology

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as in compatible
having or marked by agreement in feeling or action finally found people who were kindred spirits when she joined the hiking club

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kindred

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noun

as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor the kingdom's royal kindred actually numbers in the thousands

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Recent Examples of kindred
Adjective
When Klara meets Josie each immediately senses a kindred spirit in the other. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 June 2026 Coaching and managing would be Collins’ destiny, and Collins recognized a kindred spirit in Sweet, who coached first base for him with the Houston Astros. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Noun
There could be challenges that pop up during this time, like needing to handle family problems or stepping in to help one of your kindreds. — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 1 June 2025 The French researchers, working with another team in Montreal, Canada, identified a specific problem mutation in this kindred. — Markham Heid, Time, 6 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for kindred
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindred
  1. related
  2. compatible
  3. family
  4. allied
  5. unanimous
  6. tribe
  7. united
  8. clan
Adjective
  • Technology companies are issuing enormous amounts of debt to build data centers and related infrastructure, putting them in competition with governments and other corporate borrowers for investors’ capital.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Google will provide its AI chips and related technology, while longtime Google infrastructure executive Benjamin Treynor Sloss will serve as CEO.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of related
Adjective
  • The approach also keeps JR3 compatible with launchers already used by Army units.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Due to antibodies from previous transfusions and a transplant, finding a compatible second kidney was nearly impossible.
    — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of compatible
Noun
  • In our efforts to reciprocate with some updates about our family, the wife would interject within a sentence or two of our contribution to hijack the conversation back to talking about her family.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The role of companies Singapore’s new scheme shifts from merely encouraging births to focus on family well-being over the long term, which might help change how potential parents think about children.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of family
Adjective
  • In the 1980s, for example, Japan’s economy was booming, and Tokyo grew increasingly concerned about the Soviet Pacific Fleet, which was expanding faster than allied naval capacity in the region.
    — JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Felix Gold also plans to accept ore from other domestic and allied producers.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of allied
Adjective
  • Although the Federal Open Market Committee voted to hold its benchmark for interest rates steady at its last meeting, the decision wasn’t unanimous.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The council approved the donation in a unanimous vote Tuesday evening.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of unanimous
Noun
  • Especially memorable designs include its Naga choker, wherein each gem represents ornaments worn by a different native tribe, and its Naga orchid necklace, inspired by the nearly 400 species of the flowering plant found in the region.
    — Sohini Dey, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Trade groups representing cities, counties and businesses argued the first provision would give tribes power to delay or halt projects, including those that had already been reviewed under the California Environmental Quality Act.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of tribe
Adjective
  • How united are the 30 ownership groups on the strategy for this lockout?
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • This united dynamic became clear with the release of Sitar’s newest Pacsun collection.
    — Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of united
Noun
  • For the exterior, the clan enlisted the same architect and builder the wife’s sister had used on a prior house.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The O’Connell clan’s reach extended far beyond a little bribery and ballot stuffing.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
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