Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun agnate
1 sense of agnate
Sense 1
agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrisib, patrilineal sib -- (one related on the father's side)
=> relative, relation -- (a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey")
Antonyms of adj agnate
1 sense of agnate
Sense 1
agnate, agnatic, paternal -- (related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt")
INDIRECT (VIA related) -> unrelated -- (not connected by kinship)
Similarity of adj agnate
1 sense of agnate
Sense 1
agnate, agnatic, paternal -- (related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt")
=> related (vs. unrelated) -- (connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage)