unrelated

adjective

un·​re·​lat·​ed ˌən-ri-ˈlā-təd 

: not related: such as

a

: not connected by birth or family

They have the same last name but are unrelated.

b

: not connected in any way : discrete, separate

an unrelated incident

c

: not told

a previously unrelated tale

Examples of unrelated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gomelsky told investigators there was no reason Wang would need the victim’s research notes because their fields of study at the university were unrelated, the affidavit said. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

That means the person running the command sees references to Claude's legitimate website even though the Mac is executing code from an unrelated server. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

One missing answer should not freeze every unrelated part of a project. — Morissa Schwartz, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

The arrest happened just hours before an armed man was shot by campus police in an unrelated investigation later Monday evening, CSU said. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unrelated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated