connected

American  

[kuh-nek-tid] / kəˈnɛk tɪd /

adjective

1. united, joined, or linked.

2. having a connection.

3. joined together in sequence; linked coherently.

   connected ideas.

4. related by family ties.

5. having social or professional relationships, especially with influential or powerful persons.

6. Mathematics. pertaining to a set for which no cover exists, consisting of two open sets whose intersections with the given set are disjoint and nonempty.

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connected British  

/ kəˈnɛktɪd /

adjective

1. joined or linked together

2. (of speech) coherent and intelligible

3. logic maths (of a relation) such that either it or its converse holds between any two members of its domain

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Other Word Forms

• connectedly adverb
• connectedness noun
• subconnectedly adverb
• well-connected adjective

Etymology

Origin of connected

First recorded in 1705–15; connect + -ed ²

Example Sentences

But he has long been a central figure who connected and promoted hard-line officials and helped shape Iran’s political orientation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Two other California-bred companies connected to real estate, Realtor.com and Public Storage, announced similar moves to Texas in February.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Entities connected with the Saudi Public Investment Fund are purchasing $550 million in Lucid preferred stock.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

For investors, the framing that applies here is the one used for cybersecurity a decade ago, when the proliferation of connected devices made security spending nondiscretionary.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

A New-York Tribune editorial expressed his confidence, “these singular sounds and seeming manifestations are not produced by Mrs. Fox and her daughters, nor by any human being connected with them.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Related Words

• akin
• associated
• linked
• united