related

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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

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past tense and past participle of relate

relatedness

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noun

re·​lat·​ed·​ness

plural -es

1

: the state or character of being related

2

: a particular manner of being related or of being constituted by relations

especially : the manner of being related which characterizes a type of reality or level of existence

the specific relatedness of the organic

relativity means relatedness and not mere chaos or anarchy

—N. E. Nelson

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

That’s happening with related streamers inside a company as well as cross-company packages like the bundle of Disney+, Hulu and HBO Max or another with Apple TV and Peacock. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

The two-story building in the city of Foshan, in Guangdong Province’s Shunde District, was used for denim washing and related production, according to reports. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Meta Platforms' launch of its Muse AI agent app and Nebius's move to raise rental rates on AI computing access seemed to spark the buying spurt in related AI stocks. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

According to some scholarly media critics, the plethora of popular portrayals of polygamy in the FLDS and related groups transforms the subject into a sensationalist spectacle. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 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