related

1 of 2

adjective

re·​lat·​ed ri-ˈlā-təd 

1

: connected by reason of an established or discoverable relation

2

: connected by common ancestry or sometimes by marriage

3

: having close harmonic connection

—used of tones, chords, or tonalities

relatedly adverb

relatedness noun

related

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of relate

Synonyms of related

Adjective

• associated
• comparable
• allied
• connected
• affiliated

Examples of related in a Sentence

Adjective

ancient history and other related subjects

I just found out that my best friend and I are related through distant cousins.

Horses and donkeys are related.

The words “play” and “playful” are related.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Moser's mother, Rachel Moser, was charged with hindering the apprehension of a fugitive, tampering with evidence, and related charges. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Roughly 40% of Broadcom recent AI revenue came from networking (Tomahawk switches and related silicon), and the rest from custom XPUs/TPUs for hyperscalers and frontier labs including Google, OpenAI and Anthropic. — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Private credit loans to AI related companies grew from roughly $3 billion in 2010 to over $40 billion in 2025. — Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The museum’s managing director, Véronique Haché, is also named in the report for related, alleged misconduct. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing related

• age-related macular degeneration
• AIDS-related complex
• diagnosis related group
• related by blood

Rhymes for related

• abated
• ablated
• awaited
• belated
• berated
• castrated
• chelated
• citrated
• collated
• conflated
• created
• curated

Kids Definition

related

adjective

re·​lat·​ed

1

: connected through a relation that is known or can be discovered

painting and the related arts

2

: connected by common ancestry or by marriage