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 Foss is serving a 105-month sentence for an unrelated crime at a southern Minnesota prison. — Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz reassured residents outside the evacuation zone that the fog was unrelated to the chemical explosion, according to The Associated Press. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 Kapszukiewicz reassured residents outside the evacuation zone that the fog was unrelated to the chemical explosion. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Some promoted false claims online of dead bodies in the streets or posted unrelated images of disorder that were then widely shared. — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unrelated

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Adjective

Last year, Paramount tapped John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein to write and direct a new Star Trek movie said to be unconnected from anything previously done and to be produced via their GoldDay banner.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
The company's direct-to-cell technology uses satellites equipped with thousands of antennas to deliver reliable broadband coverage to billions of unconnected people globally.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of unconnected

Adjective

The new version isn’t too dissimilar from the original — both being high-flying rock songs — but Grohl and Smear give the track a distinct Foo Fighters-esque edge.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Interestingly, Gilroy uses the actor in a not-too-dissimilar way to some of those earlier parts.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of dissimilar

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

The two questions the high court will examine include how the Employment Division‘s rule on a law’s neutrality should be applied and if the 10th Circuit should have used a different precedent as its guide, rather than the Employment Division.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
The aircraft have different sizes and operating capabilities, but investigators have not indicated whether those differences contributed to the collision.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of different

Adjective

The Ferus Gallery was a revolving door of experimentation at the time and helped fuse the city’s otherwise sprawling and disparate art scene.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Whether those disparate parties can form a government is uncertain and will likely take weeks of haggling.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of disparate

Adjective

Once sequestered, jurors are not allowed any contact with the outside world and - unlike in many US jurisdictions - their deliberations must remain confidential.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of unlike

Adjective

Tellingly, most other states give local governments this ability.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
His church, the Church of the Resurrection, was at the forefront of efforts to make the United Methodist Church more inclusive to LGBTQ congregants, but many other churches supported the change.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of other

Adjective

The growing experience of assemblies proves that people of widely disparate ideologies and diverse demographic backgrounds can come together and deliberate on issues of public policy.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
The International Energy Agency (IEA) notes that sodium-ion battery production remains heavily concentrated in China, despite the potential for more geographically diverse raw-material supplies.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

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