interdependent

[ in-ter-di-pen-duhnt ]

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adjective

mutually dependent; depending on each other.

Origin of interdependent

First recorded in 1810–20; inter- + dependent

Other words from interdependent

in·ter·de·pend·ence, in·ter·de·pend·en·cy, noun
in·ter·de·pend·ent·ly, adverb
non·in·ter·de·pend·ent, adjective
non·in·ter·de·pend·ent·ly, adverb

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How to use interdependent in a sentence

All we had to give up was the illusion that we were not all interdependent on one another.
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The pandemic really highlighted how interdependent we are and where we’re deficient, where we still need work.
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Wood is agile and interdependent in all the ways a big man in 2021 needs to be.
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While knowing that the world is an interdependent, richly varied system, we act as if it were made up of simple, separate pieces.
From the archives: Technology and power | Katie McLean | August 19, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
And it is now, more than ever before, a development interdependently connected with all the other great developments.
International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I | Various

British Dictionary definitions for interdependent

interdependent

/ (ˌɪntədɪˈpɛndənt) /

adjective

relating to two or more people or things dependent on each other

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