connected

adjective

con·​nect·​ed kə-ˈnek-təd 

1

: joined or linked together

2

: having the parts or elements logically linked together

presented a thoroughly connected view of the problem

3

: related by blood or marriage

4

: having social, professional, or commercial relationships

a well-connected lawyer

5

of a set : having the property that any two of its points can be joined by a line completely contained in the set

also : incapable of being separated into two or more closed disjoint subsets

connectedly adverb

connectedness noun

Examples of connected in a Sentence

a series of connected rooms

Recent Examples on the Web

Clearly, the festival is very connected to the U.S. industry. —Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 July 2024

Only 54% of American adults report feeling connected to their local community, according to a 2023 Pew Research Center poll. —Cody Delistraty, TIME, 1 July 2024

Since its inception, Macho Spouse – and the social media groups that stemmed from it – have helped men like Sergio Rodriguez, Jerad Knight and Josh Green stay connected. —Michelle Miller, CBS News, 4 July 2024

And now Deadpool & Wolverine will be a formal introduction to mutantkind in this new connected multiverse. —EW.com, 2 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing connected

• simply connected
• well-connected