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

Construction costs historically account for 60% of a reactor’s total price tag, often due to dependencies on manual documentation and spreadsheets that lead to cascading delays across thousands of interdependent tasks. —Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025

Made as a collaboration between Jewish and Palestinian Israelis, the film becomes a deeply humanist tale about borders, permits, the interdependent economies of two neighbors and the power of the dominant language. —Alissa Simon, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025

The three elements are interdependent — improving one reinforces the others. —Dana Santas, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025

All parts of the house are interdependent and adjoining, just like the realities of violence that our communities endure. —Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 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