kinship
A close connection or family bond between people.
kinship in a sentence
- Though they had just met, the two goalkeepers felt an instant kinship.
- The shipmates felt a strong kinship after months of sailing through storms together.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to kinship?
- Abond
- Brivalry
- Ccoldness
- Ddistance
Show the answer
A: bond. The other three mean the opposite of kinship.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to kinship?
- Acloseness
- Bbond
- Cdistance
- Dfamily
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C: distance. The other three mean nearly the same as kinship.
Words that mean something similar
bond, closeness, family
Words that mean the opposite
distance, coldness, rivalry
More words about emotions & feelings
- lament: To show deep sadness about something.
- lethargic: So tired that you have no energy at all.
- listless: Tired and without interest in anything.
- livid: Extremely angry, bursting with rage.
- loathe: To dislike something so strongly that you can hardly bear it.
- malady: An illness or disease.
- marvel: To be filled with wonder and amazement.
- melancholy: Feeling or showing a deep, quiet sadness.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test