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

They’re built to evaluate closed-loop environments rather than overlapping, interdependent ones. —Vishaal Hariprasad, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

Media, brand, and customer journey teams operate as interdependent units, with tight feedback loops. —Matt Emma, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025

Ontology defines all the things that exist and the interdependent properties and relationships. —Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

All of these legal strategies have a role in the fight to protect and preserve the environment as an integral, interdependent living thing that is vitally important to us as humans but also in its own right. —Dana Zartner, The Conversation, 23 July 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