connate

adjective

kä-ˈnāt How to pronounce connate (audio)
Definition of connatenext
as in similar
having qualities in common the central premise of the comedy is that organized crime and moviemaking are pretty much connate activities

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connate
  1. similar
  2. comparable
  3. analogous
  4. alike
  5. such
Adjective
  • Eventually our list reaches more than a dozen more victims, nearly all with similar experiences, most of them bursting with a desire to talk.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • And because the two isolated genes are found in many other plant species, similar genetic editing may help improve other agricultural staples in the future.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of similar
Adjective
  • The decrease is attributed to a decline in comparable store sales and strategic pricing investments.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The box-office success of Tim Burton’s Batman got CBS to open its checkbook to give those fans a comparable network show, and The Flash spared no expense.
    Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of comparable
Adjective
  • The potential for outsized influence by a foreign power in a country’s internal affairs is analogous to the American discussion over fracking.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The artist agents of recent years look to play an analogous role on behalf of artists themselves.
    Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of analogous
Adjective
  • Its 69 rooms and suites feature floor-to-ceiling windows and some have private landscaped terraces with wooden trellises sparkling with lights, but no two rooms are alike.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, TIME, 25 July 2024
  • Their cases seemed eerily alike to a lot of people, including Arelie’s sisters.
    Dateline NBC, NBC News, 16 July 2024
Definition of alike
Adjective
  • Having two such strong candidates for acting honors could boost The Penguin, but what might end up making the biggest difference is what categories the show will compete in.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Fuchs said such rapid flips between extremes were precisely what the government’s Fifth National Climate Assessment predicted.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of such
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