Synonyms for Akin:

adj.

•all (adjective)
kindred.
•kindred (adjective)
maternal, motherly, brotherly, hereditary, paternal, sisterly, relative, related, kindred, fatherly, fraternal, Familiar, ancestral, consanguine.
•related (adjective)
connatural, connate, consanguineous, consanguine.
•relational (adjective)
adjunct, associated, affiliated, germane, analogous, dependent, coincident, correlative, connected, auxiliary, relevant, concomitant, blood, attendant, ancillary, supplemental, related, consanguine, kindred, pertinent.
•similar (adjective)
imitative, ersatz, close, analogous, like, alike, uniform, twin, such, similar, comparable, Resembling, semblance.

n.

allied, agnate, connatural, connate. •akin (noun)
consanguine, cognate, kin, similar, related, consanguineous, blood-related, kindred.

Other synonyms:

agnate. allied, connatural. •Other relevant words:
blood-related, allied, connate, kin, consanguineous, cognate, agnate, connatural.

Usage examples for akin

1. He was that still, but he was also different; and that different thing was not akin to her, nor was the superiority with which he sacrificed himself. – Dr. Adriaan by Louis Couperus

2. Then again, when- as has so often happened during these last few days- I have seen your shy, sweet happiness, your love, your devotion to your husband, then, oh, then- pardon my presumption- I feel as near, as closely akin to you, as- as- As a sister, my Eugenia, said Hilda, clasping the charming creature warmly to her heart. – The Scarlet Banner by Felix Dahn

3. When expedient, I have taken a subject somewhat apart from that suggested, but usually akin – From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life by Captain A. T. Mahan