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adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of related

having a close connection like that between family members
  • the related fields of anthropology and archaeology
Synonyms of related

affiliated, akin, allied, kindred
Words Related to related

associated, connected, interconnected, interrelated, joined

alike, analogous, cognate, comparable, connate, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike

identical, same

apposite, apropos, cogent, germane, material, pertinent, relevant
Near Antonyms of related

diacritical (also diacritic), different, disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, diverse, nonidentical, other, unalike, unlike

differentiable, discriminable, distinguishable
Antonyms of related

unrelated

related

verb , past tense of relate

Synonyms and Antonyms of related

1 to form a close personal relationship
  • she and I relate so well it's almost like we're siblings
Synonyms of related

bonded, clicked, communed
Words Related to related

befriended

empathized, identified, sympathized
Phrases Synonymous with related

hit it off
2 to give an oral or written account of in some detail
  • we asked our uncle to relate the story of his visit to communist Russia many years ago
Synonyms of related

charted, chronicled, described, narrated, recited, recounted, rehearsed, reported, told
Words Related to related

delivered, gave, reeled off, stated, uttered, voiced

detailed, enumerated, itemized, particularized

bared, disclosed, divulged, exposed, let on (about), revealed

delineated, depicted, expressed, rendered, sketched
Phrases Synonymous with related

set forth
3 to have a relation or connection
  • how does your comment relate to what the rest of us have been talking about for the last hour?
Synonyms of related

appertained, applied, bore, pertained, referred
Words Related to related

affected, concerned, interested, involved, touched

associated, connected, coupled, interrelated, linked, tied in

dealt (with), treated
Phrases Synonymous with related

had to do with
4 to think of (something) in combination
  • most Americans probably relate tea to the United Kingdom and coffee to the U.S.
Synonyms of related

associated, connected, correlated, identified, linked
Words Related to related

compared, equated, likened

grouped, joined, lumped (together), tied (together)
Near Antonyms of related

contrasted, differentiated, discriminated, distinguished, separated, set off

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