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 company has announced that the first and second generation Nest Learning Thermostats will lose support in October 2025, disabling most of the connected features. —Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025

So the Skyway is a connected walkway throughout downtown Minneapolis that links office buildings and shops and hotels. —Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025

That connected format has allowed communities to spring up all around the world, and when those communities come together, the magic of fighting games really comes through. —Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025

This also explains why shows like The Pitt and The White Lotus can still have monoculture-like moments despite being more connected to release schedules and a traditional TV calendar: There are all these different spaces where a communal experience can form. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 Apr. 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