<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively): cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.</li><li>allied by nature; having the same properties: Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.</li><li>having or showing an affinity; kindred: They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>parallel</li><li>comparable</li><li>analogous</li><li>similar</li><li>cognate</li></ul>