congeneric

adjective

Definition of congenericnext
as in similar

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congeneric
  1. similar
  2. comparable
  3. allied
  4. kindred
  5. related
  6. analogous
  7. congenial
  8. such
Adjective
  • Before his first inauguration as president in 2017, Trump made similar transfers to the same revocable trust.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Mobile payment has also been found to affect spending in a similar way to using credit or debit cards.
    Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of similar
Adjective
  • The red-and-gold are in the middle of three football games in 11 days, a feat that might be comparable to the singer doing six shows in seven days in Los Angeles in August 2023.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Ares is an e-moto that's comparable to a 700cc to 900cc gas bike.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of comparable
Adjective
  • In 1942, the United States had entered the Second World War and was facing the daunting problem of how to move massive amounts of men, munitions, and supplies across the Atlantic Ocean to Britain in the face of Germany's all-out U-boat offensive to sink as much Allied shipping as possible.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Topline President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. should seek to gain control of Greenland for national security reasons and threatened to take over the Panama Canal by force, marking the latest in a series of controversial foreign policy remarks Trump has made about allied nations.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of allied
Adjective
  • Another approach, aesthetically antithetical but practically kindred, uses digital means for figurative hyper-similitude.
    Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • This no-qualms attitude found a kindred visionary in Elon Musk, the current owner of X (once called Twitter), founder of Tesla and PayPal.
    Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of kindred
Adjective
  • New Caledonia went from low to medium, based on impacts like social unrest, economic decline and related crime.
    Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • This teenage assassin drama toggles between two separate but related story lines about the secretive mercenary Jin-man (Lee Dong-wook) and his precocious teenage niece, Ji-an (Kim Hye-jun).
    Simon Abrams, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of related
Adjective
  • Once those large animal datasets are available, new analytical algorithms become a possibility, such as using deep neural networks to find hidden structure in sequences of animal vocalizations, which may be analogous to the meaningful structure in human language.
    Arik Kershenbaum, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Karlsson’s experience last season was analogous to that of Rob Edwards at Luton Town — although his side were relegated, he was commended for performing so impressively with a club unfamiliar to the top division.
    Michael Cox, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of analogous
Adjective
  • Our great diversity of climes and communities means that every American restless of home can find some place more congenial within our borders.
    The Editors, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
  • His past demonstrates a very congenial, charitable and considerate humanity.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
Definition of congenial
Adjective
  • The latest pummeling from the ocean worries officials and some locals, who wonder how common such dangerously strong and frequent waves may become in Santa Cruz, worsened by a warming climate that is raising sea levels and pumping more energy into the waves.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • One such name that has been mentioned is AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori.
    Emmet Gates, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of such
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congeals

congeneric

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