Akin
Akin adjective - Having qualities in common.
Usage example: mathematics and computer programming are akin in that they both require logical thinking
Close
Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
Both words in one sentence
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Tropes Are Not Bad, so writers will merely say you can go faster than light in their fictional universe, or make things in the universe close, like making planets akin to cities in a county.
Source: Faster-Than-Light Travel -
At the time of his appointment, he had an Obama-like close buzz cut; now he has something more akin to a clean scalp.
Source: Bald Black Leader Guy -
Quake III: Arena had something akin to a Gun Kata when two players in close combat picked up the railgun.
Source: Gun Kata
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Close and Akin. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/akin/close
Akin & Close. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/akin/close>.
Close or Akin. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/akin/close.
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