related

related

adj

Definition of RELATED

1

: connected by reason of an established or discoverable relation

2

: connected by common ancestry or sometimes by marriage

3

: having close harmonic connection —used of tones, chords, or tonalities

— re·lat·ed·ly adverb

— re·lat·ed·ness noun

Examples of RELATED

1. ancient history and other related subjects
2. I just found out that my best friend and I are related through distant cousins.
3. Horses and donkeys are related.
4. The words “play” and “playful” are related.

First Known Use of RELATED

circa 1663

Related to RELATED

Synonyms: affiliated, akin, allied, kindred

Antonyms: unrelated

Related Words: associated, connected, interconnected, interrelated, joined; alike, analogous, cognate, comparable, connate, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike; identical, same; apposite, apropos, cogent, germane, material, pertinent, relevant

Near Antonyms: diacritical (also diacritic), different, disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, diverse, nonidentical, other, unalike, unlike; differentiable, discriminable, distinguishable

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Rhymes with RELATED

belated, G-rated, ill-fated, outdated, striated, three-gaited, truncated, unbated, X-rated