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

JioHotstar’s Bharath Ram cited nearly 100 million connected televisions in India as context for the platform’s accelerating CTV push, while Soni said YouTube now reaches more than 75 million Indian adults aged 18 and above on connected TV screens. —Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 19 June 2026

Humans have a strong instinct for survival, and living longer gives us more time to enjoy life and stay connected with family and friends. —Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Check recent login activity, connected devices, forwarding rules and recovery options. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026

For Daniels, the mural’s ultimate success will not be measured by its artistic details alone, but by whether people feel connected to it. —J.m. Banks june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026

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