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

But there’s something equally pleasurable—and more rare—about a play that pulls off the opposite trick, that revels in the way family members can love one another, can stay connected and build instead of destroying, even amid loss and uncertainty. —Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026

For example, families in our sessions talked about how their children use technology to stay connected to grandparents who still live in their home countries. —Andres Bustamante, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026

Those are not ports that are well connected over land. —Robert Ferris, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026

In a world that is seemingly more connected than ever, loneliness persists — and is on the rise. —Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 10 Mar. 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