interdependent

adjective

in·​ter·​de·​pen·​dent ˌin-tər-di-ˈpen-dənt 

: dependent upon one another : mutually dependent

interdependent statistical variables

… the interdependent gyrations of double suns …

—James Joyce

… the interrelationships between social groupings were reciprocal and interdependent.

—Howard P. Chudacoff

In an interdependent world, every nation is dependent upon every other.

—Michael Novak

interdependently

ˌin-tər-di-ˈpen-dənt-lē 

adverb

Atlantis is to have its own economic activities, but the city is to function interdependently with other centers in the greater Cape Town region.

—John Western

Examples of interdependent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nailing that delicate exterior–interior balance requires the careful weighing of several interdependent factors. —Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 25 June 2025

This is a view of the world where social, environmental, and economic issues are interdependent and must be addressed together. —Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025

Europe is highly interdependent with both the U.S. and China, and European leaders rightly see this entire dispute as a purposeful choice of Trump's, not Xi's. —Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025

Yet such division is a huge problem in an interdependent world that faces collective challenges—including climate change, nuclear proliferation, pandemics, and the threats posed by AI. —Charles A. Kupchan, Time, 14 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interdependent

• superintendent
• appendant
• ascendant
• attendant
• defendant
• dependant
• dependent
• descendant
• descendent
• intendant
• resplendent
• transcendent