kindred spirit

Idioms and Phrases

Also, kindred soul . An individual with the same beliefs, attitudes or feelings as oneself. For example, Dean and I are kindred spirits when it comes to spending money—we're both tight . [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Michelle Yeoh, who plays Elphaba’s mentor, Madame Morrible, sees her co-star as a “kindred spirit, an artist still searching and wanting to learn.”

From Los Angeles Times

She said she felt a “kindred spirit” with Detroit.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike Trump’s first vice-president, Mike Pence, Vance is an ideological kindred spirit, whose focus on trade and immigration match Trump’s top political priorities.

From BBC

She plays a witch named Jennifer Kale who finds a kindred spirit in Kathryn Hahn’s titular Agatha Harkness.

From Los Angeles Times

He rose in Sacramento with the support and advice of Willie Brown, a Black Assembly member from San Francisco who proved a kindred spirit.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• alter ego
• confidante