KINDRED Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈkin-drəd

Definition of kindred

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 (Mia Tharia), each immediately senses a kindred spirit in the other. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026 When Klara meets Josie each immediately senses a kindred spirit in the other. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 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

Adjective

Advertisement No other countries have confirmed related breaches so far.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
The ban covers textiles, leather, furs and hides in clothing, footwear and other related accessories for the general public.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of related

Adjective

That potentially allows rigid structural elements and softer, flexible sections to be incorporated into the same object, provided the materials are compatible.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
However, Samsung supports manual photo tagging on compatible devices.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of compatible

Adjective

The Houthis, working with allied militias in Iraq, have also targeted Saudi oil installations, including a vital pipeline used to export oil through the Red Sea while movement through the Strait of Hormuz is limited.

— NBC news, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
In 2025, multiple Russian drones entered Polish airspace during a large-scale attack on Ukraine, prompting a response from Polish and allied aircraft.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of allied

Adjective

Blagojevich was impeached, removed from office by a unanimous 59-0 Illinois Senate vote and convicted of federal corruption offenses.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Under the existing Placer County Charter, a vacancy on the five-member Board of Supervisors must be filled by a unanimous vote of the remaining supervisors.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of unanimous

Noun

Native American tribes say the approximately 520-acre site in Virginia is sacred.

— Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
The company agrees with skeptics like the NFL that justices must eventually opine on whether states and tribes should regulate its sports event contracts as sports bets, a Supreme Court litigator working with Kalshi told Semafor.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tribe

Adjective

Even the centrist French President Emmanuel Macron, who wants a more united, empowered Europe to hold its own, is wont to speak about the Continent in civilizational terms.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
This album is also unapologetically optimistic in a simpler, more united ’90s way.

— Brendan Hay, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of united

Noun

The Worth clan, especially the demure yet hungry-eyed adult daughter Penny, played by Gail Russell, nurses Quirt back to health after his opening-credits shootout with the Laredo gang — of which Quirt’s a member, looking to get out.

— Michael Phillips, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
The streamer and Shondaland announced Thursday that an untitled spinoff about the early life of the future matriarch of the Bridgerton clan is in the works.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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