related
Americanadjective
-
associated; connected.
- Synonyms:
- affiliated, relevant
-
allied by nature, origin, kinship, marriage, etc.
-
narrated, recounted, or told.
There were two eyewitnesses, but their related accounts were completely different.
-
Music. (of chords, scales, or tones) having a close harmonic or melodic connection.
adjective
-
connected; associated
-
connected by kinship or marriage
-
(in diatonic music) denoting or relating to a key that has notes in common with another key or keys
Other Word Forms
- nonrelated adjective
- relatedly adverb
- relatedness noun
- unrelated adjective
Etymology
Origin of related
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Days later, Horning’s attorneys sent both towns formal requests for all correspondence related to the buyout deal, and made clear the offer had come from sitting municipal leaders.
After caffeine is introduced, researchers have a limited window of a few hours, or the metabolization time of caffeine, to guide gene editing or related physiological processes.
From Science Daily
Portions of this article appeared in a related article published on Dec. 2, 2025.
From Salon
Evan Martin told The Times “no other incidents similar in nature or related to this incident have occurred” at the Chelsfield Street home.
From Los Angeles Times
Before his death, Shah Alam had been in local police custody for nearly a year on assault and weapons charges related to an incident in which two police officers were injured, according to police.
From BBC
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
