linked

adjective

ˈliŋ(k)t 

1

: marked by linkage and especially genetic linkage

linked genes

2

: having or provided with links

a linked list

Examples of linked in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And never log into any Google account through a linked or popup sign-in prompt. — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025

No one can peer at their respective architectures, weights (the various connection strengths among linked neurons), or activations (what numbers are being calculated given the inputs and weights while the models are running) without the company granting special access. — Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025

Overall, Pro-Tek’s storage and services are very much linked, driving a business mix that is close to 50-50. — Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024

Its shares are flattered by a local listing and relatively closely linked shareholder base. — Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022

Money transferred from a PayPal account to a linked debit or credit card will make the funds available in the card's local currency. — Brian Fung, CNN, 18 Mar. 2022

One Nation, a nonprofit affiliated with Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, transferred $85 million in 2020 to a linked super PAC, which in turn paid One Nation for rent, salaries and other costs. — New York Times, 29 Jan. 2022

The funds bolstered the suspicions of the American intelligence community that the Russians had offered money to Taliban militants and other linked associations. — James Laporta, Fortune, 30 June 2020

The book focuses on two linked events that thrust them together. — The Economist, 28 May 2020

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing linked

• enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
• index-linked
• sex-linked
• X-linked

Rhymes for linked

• distinct
• extinct
• hoodwinked
• precinct
• succinct
• unlinked
• blinked
• clinked
• inked
• kinked
• tinct
• winked

Kids Definition

linked

adjective

ˈliŋ(k)t 

: exhibiting genetic linkage : tending to be inherited together

Medical Definition

linked

adjective

ˈliŋ(k)t 

: marked by linkage and especially genetic linkage

linked genes