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

Carol discovers from the connected throngs that think as one entity that there are 11 other special individuals that share her ability to reject the virus. —Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025

Emails made public this week show the crime did little to diminish the desire of that network to stay connected to the billionaire financier. —Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025

The broader implications for the industry are underpinned by the belief that virtual care is moving toward a connected ecosystem where clinical quality, compliance, and efficiency are embedded at every level, mirroring other industries. —Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025

The addition of data culled from set-top boxes and connected TVs has been instrumental in ensuring that this season’s deliveries remain up compared to the 2024 numbers, as has the expansion of the company’s out-of-home sample. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 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