consanguineous vs akin

consanguineous and akin both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
consanguineous	No	Yes	No	No
akin	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, consanguineous and akin are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of consanguineous include blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineal, kin.

consanguineous (adjective)	akin (adjective)
related by blood	related by blood
	similar in quality or character