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

The holiday gift of hearing, being more connected to the world. —Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025

So hooking up with OpenAI is an obvious way for a company to stay connected with the kids. —Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025

It's also connected to Remedy's larger connected universe, which includes Alan Wake and Alan Wake II. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025

Stay connected and stay informed. —Amy Huschka, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing connected

• simply connected
• well-connected

Rhymes for connected

• affected
• bisected
• collected
• corrected
• defected
• deflected
• dejected
• detected
• directed
• dissected
• effected
• ejected