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

• 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

Frost is alleged to have taken more than $19 million of investor funds for himself, his family and affiliated companies even as the business was going broke, spending $160,000 on jewelry and $335,000 with a rare coin dealer. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025

One contractor stands out: CDR Maguire and its affiliated company, CDR Health. —Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025

In the midst of the Los Angeles wildfires, the 2025 Grammy Awards are set to go on as planned though several music labels have canceled their affiliated events. —Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

The nonprofit has an affiliated political committee, American Resolve PAC, that’s been more active, at least in public. —Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 30 June 2025

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