akin to

Definitions

Similar in nature or character to something else.

Related by blood or having a shared origin.

Examples

His reaction to the news was akin to shock, leaving him completely speechless.

The experience of flying a plane for the first time is akin to learning how to ride a bicycle.

Synonyms

similar to comparable to related to allied to resembling close to parallel to

Antonyms

unrelated to dissimilar to distinct from different from opposite to contrary to incompatible with