affiliated

adjective

af·​fil·​i·​at·​ed ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌā-təd 

: closely associated with another typically in a dependent or subordinate position

the university and its affiliated medical school

Synonyms of affiliated

• related

Examples of affiliated in a Sentence

costuming and set design are affiliated arts, both requiring research into the period of the play or film

Recent Examples on the Web

The lawsuit argues that Magic City's operators, APS Valet and its leadership, and other affiliated entities were negligent in hiring, training and supervising security personnel, and in allowing armed security to operate in areas accessible to the public without proper safeguards. —Christopher Harris, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

The party scene outside the festival, with non-affiliated events that were timed because everyone was in town for Coachella, became marketing vehicles. —Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026

ComEd also leaned on Madigan’s office to help pass the Future Energy Jobs Act in 2016, which kept the formula rate in place and also rescued two nuclear plants run by an affiliated company, Exelon Generation. —Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026

Competition from Fox News, MSNBC, and others soon developed, and CNN experimented with other affiliated offerings and new technologies. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of affiliate entry 1

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for affiliated

• abbreviated
• accelerated
• accentuated
• accommodated
• acculturated
• accumulated
• acidulated
• adjudicated
• administrated
• adulterated
• agglomerated
• agglutinated