Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Connected by family, origin, or marriage: Describing people who share kinship, a common ancestor, or a marital connection.
   • Logically or causally connected; having shared characteristics: Describing things, ideas, or activities that are associated, linked, or have something in common.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • She introduced me to her related cousins from abroad. (Describing family connection.)
  • The study covers sociology and related disciplines like anthropology. (Describing shared characteristics or logical connection.)
  • Is this issue related to the main topic of our discussion? (Describing a causal or logical link.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be related to": This is the most common construction to specify the nature of the connection.
  • He is related to the company's founder by marriage.
  • Her anxiety is related to the upcoming exam.
• "closely/distantly related": Used to specify the degree of connection.
  • Italian and Spanish are closely related languages.
  • They are only distantly related through a great-grandparent.

Variants and Related Words

• Relate (verb): To show or make a connection between two or more things.
  • Can you relate these findings to the earlier theory?
• Relation (noun): 1. The way in which two or more things are connected. 2. A relative (family member).
  • The relation between diet and health is complex.
  • He's a relation of mine on my mother's side.
• Relationship (noun): The state of being connected, often involving interaction.
  • They have a good working relationship.
• Unrelated (adjective): Not connected or associated.
  • The police determined the two crimes were unrelated.

Synonyms

• Connected: Joined or linked together.
• Associated: Connected in thought or meaning.
• Allied: Joined by agreement, relationship, or common characteristics.
• Cognate: (Often for languages/words) having a common origin.

Antonyms

• Unrelated: Having no connection.
• Unconnected: Not joined or linked.
• Dissociated: Disconnected or separated.

Common Collocations and Phrases

• Related information/fields/issues: Information, fields of study, or problems that are connected.
• Work-related/Job-related: Connected to one's employment.
  • She suffered a work-related injury.
• Stress-related illness: An illness caused by or linked to stress.
• Blood-related: Connected by birth or ancestry, not by marriage.

Adjective

1. connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
2. being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
   • painting and the related arts
   • school-related activities
   • related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces