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

Comcast’s SecurityEdge Preferred, now rolling out in beta, is designed to wrap this kind of protection around existing internet service so that every connected device benefits, even if the business has no dedicated IT staff. —Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025

Verona is also well connected to the rest of Italy by train. —Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025

Yet the challenges mirror those of any connected network — data privacy, algorithmic bias and unequal access. —Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025

For winter specifically, these traditions mostly center around being warm, cozy and connected. —Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 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