Meaning of related in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Classifying Adjective

   related

   Definitions

   1. similar or related in quality or character

   Examples

   • « a feeling akin to terror »
   • « kindred souls »
   • « the amateur is closely related to the collector »

   Synonyms

   • similar
2. 2. having close kinship and appropriateness

   Examples

   • « he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue »

   Synonyms

   • relevant

3. Qualitative Adjective

   related

   Definitions

   1. being connected or associated

   Examples

   • « painting and the related arts »
   • « school-related activities »
   • « related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces »

   Synonyms

   • accompanying
   • attendant
   • concomitant
   • incidental
   • incidental to(p)
   • affiliated
   • attached
   • connected
   • associated
   • connected
   • cognate
   • concerned
   • connate
   • cognate
   • correlative
   • correlate
   • correlated
   • corresponding
   • overlapping
   • bound up
   • side by side

   Antonyms

   • unrelated
4. 2. connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

   Synonyms

   • affinal
   • affine
   • agnate
   • agnatic
   • paternal
   • akin(p)
   • blood-related
   • cognate
   • consanguine
   • consanguineous
   • kin(p)
   • allied
   • enate
   • enatic
   • maternal(p)
   • kindred

   Antonyms

   • unrelated

See also

• collateral
• lineal