kindred

The word “kindred” has 2 syllables: kind-red

It's pronounced as /ˈkɪndrəd/


What is synonym and antonym for kindred?

In the thesaurus, “kindred” has 112 synonyms and 51 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for kindred along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for kindred

  • affable
  • affiliated
  • affinity
  • agnate
  • agreeable
  • akin
  • alike
  • allied
  • amiable
  • amicable
  • analogous
  • apposite
  • apropos
  • associated
  • blended family
  • blood
  • brood
  • clan
  • clansman
  • cogent
  • cognate
  • collaborating
  • comparable
  • compatible
  • congeneric
  • congenial
  • connate
  • connatural
  • connected
  • connection
  • consanguine
  • consanguinity
  • cooperative
  • cordial
  • correspondent
  • corresponding
  • cousin
  • descendant
  • descendent
  • ditto
  • dynasty
  • extended family
  • family
  • flesh
  • folk
  • folks
  • frictionless
  • friendly
  • genial
  • germane
  • harmonious
  • homefolk
  • homogeneous
  • house
  • household
  • identical
  • incident
  • interconnected
  • interrelated
  • issue
  • joined
  • kin
  • kinfolk
  • kinfolks
  • kinsfolk
  • kinsman
  • kinsperson
  • kinswoman
  • kith
  • likable
  • like
  • line
  • lineage
  • matching
  • material
  • neighborly
  • noncompetitive
  • nonconflicting
  • nuclear family
  • offspring
  • pacific
  • parallel
  • peaceable
  • peaceful
  • people
  • pertinent
  • progeny
  • race
  • related
  • relation
  • relationship
  • relative
  • relevant
  • resemblant
  • resembling
  • same
  • scion
  • seed
  • similar
  • stock
  • such
  • suchlike
  • symbiotic
  • sympathetic
  • synergetic
  • synergic
  • tolerant
  • tribe
  • unanimous
  • uncompetitive
  • understanding
  • united

Antonyms for kindred

  • ancestry
  • antagonistic
  • antipathetic
  • belligerent
  • birth
  • clashing
  • competing
  • competitive
  • conflicting
  • contentious
  • contradicting
  • contradictory
  • contrary
  • descent
  • diacritic
  • diacritical
  • different
  • differentiable
  • disagreeable
  • discordant
  • discriminable
  • disharmonious
  • disparate
  • dissimilar
  • distinct
  • distinctive
  • distinguishable
  • disunited
  • diverse
  • extraction
  • hostile
  • incompatible
  • inharmonious
  • inimical
  • irrelevant
  • noncorresponding
  • nonidentical
  • opposing
  • opposite
  • origin
  • other
  • pedigree
  • quarrelsome
  • rivaling
  • rivalling
  • unaffiliated
  • unalike
  • uncongenial
  • unfriendly
  • unlike
  • unrelated

Meanings of kindred

  • noun
    1. (often plurale tantum) Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
    2. (often plurale tantum) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
    3. A grouping of relatives.
    4. Blood relationship.
    5. Affinity, likeness.
    6. A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú.
  • adjective
    1. Of the same nature, or of similar character.
    2. Connected, related, cognate, akin.

Example Sentences

  • They felt an immediate bond, as though they were kindred spirits.
  • The two artists discovered they shared kindred interests in painting and music.
  • Their kindred relationship went beyond friendship, rooted in shared values and experiences.
  • She found a kindred connection with someone who shared her love for animals.
  • The novel explores the themes of family and kindred ties across generations.

On this page you'll find 163 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to kindred, such as: affable, affiliated, affinity, agnate, agreeable, akin, alike.

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Related Words

family trees

  • ancestries
  • births
  • blood
  • bloodlines
  • breedings
  • descents
  • extractions
  • families
  • genealogies
  • heredities
  • houses
  • kindreds
  • kins
  • lineages
  • lines
  • origins
  • parentages
  • pedigrees
  • races
  • relations
  • relatives
  • stocks
  • strains
  • successions

parentage

  • ancestor
  • ancestry
  • antecedent
  • antecessor
  • birth
  • blood
  • bloodline
  • breed
  • breeding
  • derivation
  • descent
  • extraction
  • family
  • family tree
  • forebear
  • forefather
  • foregoer
  • foremother
  • forerunner
  • genealogy
  • heredity
  • heritage
  • house
  • kin
  • kindred
  • line
  • lineage
  • origin
  • pedigree
  • precursor
  • primogenitor
  • progenitor
  • race
  • relations
  • relatives
  • seed
  • source
  • stock
  • strain
  • succession

unassociated

  • beside the point
  • detached
  • discrete
  • disparate
  • dissimilar
  • distinctive
  • disunited
  • divergent
  • diverse
  • especial
  • extraneous
  • inapplicable
  • inappropriate
  • individual
  • irrelative
  • irrelevant
  • mismatched
  • nongermane
  • not germane
  • not kin
  • not kindred
  • not related
  • offbeat
  • particular
  • peculiar
  • poles apart
  • separate
  • separated
  • several
  • single
  • sole
  • special
  • specific
  • unattached
  • unconnected
  • unique
  • unlike
  • unrelated
  • various

kinship

  • accordance
  • affiliation
  • affinity
  • agreement
  • alikeness
  • alliance
  • association
  • bearing
  • blood
  • bond
  • clan
  • community
  • conformity
  • congruity
  • connection
  • correlation
  • correspondence
  • family
  • flesh
  • folk
  • identicalness
  • interrelation
  • kin
  • kindred
  • liaison
  • likeness
  • lineage
  • link
  • linkage
  • materiality
  • pertinence
  • relation
  • relations
  • relationship
  • relevance
  • resemblance
  • sameness
  • similarity
  • tie
  • tribe
  • union

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