Meanings
adjectiverelated (comparative more related, superlative most related)
comparative more related · superlative most related
- Standing in relation or connection.
on a related note
2 more examples
Electric and magnetic forces are closely related.
The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.
2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 68Synonyms: allied
- mathematicsFulfilling a relation.
- in compoundsnot comparableHaving a relationship with the thing named.
gun-related crime
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WIPO reported that China had 17 of the top 20 academic organizations filing for AI-related patents.
2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2019
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of relate
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveStanding in relation or connection.
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adjectiveBeing a relative of.
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adjectiveSynonym of relative.
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Opposite
Broader
Narrower
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivebeing connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
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Opposite
adjectiveconnected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
Opposite
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Translations
Ancient Greek συγγενής, συγγενής
- συγγενής (sungenḗs)standing in relation or connection
- συγγενής (sungenḗs)being a relative of
Arabic مُتَعَلَّق
- مُتَعَلَّق (mutaʕallaq)standing in relation or connection
Bengali খেশী
- খেশী (kheśī)being a relative of
Bulgarian свързан, родствен
- свързан (svărzan)standing in relation or connection
- родствен (rodstven)being a relative of
- разказан (razkazan)narrated; told
Catalan relacionat
- relacionatstanding in relation or connection
Chinese Mandarin 有關 /有关
- 有關 /有关 (yǒuguān)standing in relation or connection
Czech související, příbuzný
- souvisejícístanding in relation or connection
- příbuznýbeing a relative of
Danish relaterede, beslægtet
- relateredestanding in relation or connection
- beslægtetbeing a relative of
- i familiebeing a relative of
Dutch gerelateerd, verwant
- gerelateerdstanding in relation or connection
- verwantstanding in relation or connection
- verwantbeing a relative of
- verteldnarrated; told
Finnish liittyvä, sukua oleva
- liittyvästanding in relation or connection
- sukua olevabeing a relative of
French lié, apparenté
- liéstanding in relation or connection
- apparentébeing a relative of
German in Verbindung stehend, verwandt
- in Verbindung stehendstanding in relation or connection
- verwandtstanding in relation or connection
- ähnlichstanding in relation or connection
- verwandtbeing a relative of
- erzähltnarrated; told
- in Relation stehenfulfilling a relation
Greek συγγενικός
- συγγενικός (syngenikós)standing in relation or connection
Hindi संबंधित, संबंधि
- संबंधित (sambandhit)standing in relation or connection
- संबंधि (sambandhi)being a relative of
Hungarian összefügg, összefüggő
- összefüggstanding in relation or connection
- összefüggőstanding in relation or connection
- kapcsolódóstanding in relation or connection
- kapcsolatosstanding in relation or connection
Icelandic skyldur, tengdur
- skyldurstanding in relation or connection
- tengdurstanding in relation or connection
- skyldurbeing a relative of
Irish gaolmhar, gaolmhar
- gaolmharstanding in relation or connection
- gaolmharbeing a relative of
Italian relazionato, collegato
- relazionatostanding in relation or connection
- collegatostanding in relation or connection
- associatostanding in relation or connection
- inerentestanding in relation or connection
- imparentatobeing a relative of
- apparentatobeing a relative of
- relativosame as the adjective relative
Latin propinquus
- propinquusbeing a relative of
Latvian saistīts
- saistītsstanding in relation or connection
Māori kiritahi, pākūwhā
- kiritahibeing a relative of
- pākūwhābeing a relative of
Portuguese relacionado, aparentado
- relacionadostanding in relation or connection
- aparentadobeing a relative of
- relatadonarrated; told
Romanian relaționat
- relaționatstanding in relation or connection
Russian свя́занный, ро́дственный
- свя́занный (svjázannyj)standing in relation or connection
- ро́дственный (ródstvennyj)being a relative of
- расска́занный (rasskázannyj)narrated; told
- свя́занный (svjázannyj)fulfilling a relation
Scottish Gaelic càirdeach
- càirdeachbeing a relative of
Spanish relacionado, afín
- relacionadostanding in relation or connection
- afínstanding in relation or connection
- emparentadobeing a relative of
- tener parentesco conbeing a relative of
- ser pariente debeing a relative of
- deudoso (desus.)being a relative of
- relatadonarrated; told
Swedish släkt, besläktad
- släktstanding in relation or connection
- besläktadbeing a relative of
Tagalog magkatugnay, magkatugnay
- magkatugnaystanding in relation or connection
- magkatugnayfulfilling a relation
Turkish bağlantılı, alakalı
- bağlantılıstanding in relation or connection
- alakalıstanding in relation or connection
- ilgilistanding in relation or connection
- ilintilistanding in relation or connection
- ilişkilistanding in relation or connection
- akrababeing a relative of
- anlatılannarrated; told
- bahsedilennarrated; told
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with related
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Cite this entry
APA
related. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/related
MLA
“related.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/related. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “related,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/related.
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