UNRELATED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

unrelated

adjective

Definition of unrelated

as in unconnected

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as in dissimilar

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Recent Examples of unrelated This year’s El Niño is expected to prolong an already existing marine heat wave — currently in effect for reasons unrelated to El Niño — off Southern California. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 The violence along the corridor was a series of unrelated incidents, Clark said. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 20 July 2026 But Donald Schaffner, a microbiologist at Rutgers University, says these are often separate and unrelated clusters. — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 20 July 2026 Each chapter is posted as a comment in a random, unrelated Reddit thread, but it’s all been collated at /r/9M9H9E9. — David Pierce, The Verge, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unrelated

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Adjective

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cannot yet say whether this is one outbreak with a common source or several unconnected clusters.

— Katrine Wallace, STAT, 15 July 2026
So Alonge immediately asked his engineers to shrink the AI model down to a smaller, low-power, unconnected version that could run entirely on his Android phone.

— David Berreby, IEEE Spectrum, 6 July 2026

Definition of unconnected

Adjective

As a result, when an individual provided an email address not previously associated with the account, the system incorrectly sent a password reset link to that unassociated email rather than rejecting the request.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 June 2026
Those claims already stretched the limits of seriousness and legality, targeting splinter groups – at best – and other bad actors completely unassociated with Al Qaeda at worst.

— Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025

Definition of unassociated

Adjective

That proposal calls for allowing a citizen in family court to ask for a different judge without having to provide a reason.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
The sky-high payments could be caused by a lot of different things — buyers wanting big cars, low credit scores pushing monthly payments higher or high credit scores allowing for bigger loans.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of different

Adjective

Connecting these disparate points into a symmetrical, compliant data lake capturing invoices, revenue, receivables and collections was our critical first step.

— Gargi Ray, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Tricky’s confused and disparate mid-period records often lacked any sense of purpose or ambition—on 2014’s Adrian Thaws, for example, Tricky felt like a man in search of a muse.

— Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026

Definition of disparate

Adjective

Kara isn’t the only superhero with a tragic origin story – but unlike, say, that guy who dresses up as a bat and fights crime after the deaths of his mom and dad, Kara hits up a dive bar and plays with her dog to cope.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 June 2026
And the reason is that now unlike when Thomas and I introduced the resolution, there are a lot of Republicans who believe the war should end.

— NBC news, NBC news, 24 May 2026

Definition of unlike

Adjective

The Big Bend Sector has not experienced the high number of border crossings seen in recent years in other areas farther south along the Rio Grande or in Arizona or California, owing to the remote and challenging terrain on both sides of the border.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Today, some bright spots aside, the Art Deco District’s historic commercial spine is a drab length of vacant and unkempt storefronts, smoke shops, liquor stores, fast-food outlets, cheap T-shirt emporia and other varieties of tourist trap.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of other

Adjective

Nolan's non-linear storytelling and minimal exposition challenge some, yet the visual grandeur and powerful performances, including Anne Hathaway's Penelope and a diverse ensemble, are undeniable.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Following a $2 million renovation completed in 2015, the theater now hosts a diverse lineup of concerts, theatrical productions, comedy shows, and community events.

— Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

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