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 California Privacy Protection Agency in 2023 started investigating the privacy practices of connected cars. —Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

Nurses tend to stay connected across those points, even when everything else changes around them. —Felysha Walker may 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026

Games will continue to air on ANF, but the Victory+ partnership adds a digital option across connected TV and mobile platforms. —Christopher Harris, CBS News, 8 May 2026

Authorities said Catalan-Torreblanca may have lived near apartment complexes where the attacks took place, warning that there may be other victims or connected cases that lack DNA evidence. —Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 7 May 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