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

The fuzzy blob at the top resolves into a distant spiral galaxy unrelated to the object itself. —Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2025

Watson and Charles were arrested last week for an unrelated burglary in Orange County, sources told the station. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025

The parents of a six-year-old boy killed by a fatal gunshot wound are being charged with unrelated crimes while Metro Nashville Police investigators continue to search for answers about the boy's death. —Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025

White also spoke about his distrust of COVID-19 vaccines in unrelated conversations, a neighbor of White’s told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. —Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025

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