Synonyms & related words for cognate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of cognate — including consanguine, consanguineous, connate, sib, enate, affinal. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to cognate

Explore words related to cognate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include cognateness, cognation, paronym, agnatic, paronymous, consanguineously, etymologically, consanguinity. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for cognate

Common synonyms for cognate include consanguine, consanguineous, connate, sib, enate, affinal, related, etymon — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does cognate come from?

The word cognate breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: co-, from Latin cum (“together”); and -gnat, from Latin nascor (“be born”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.