connected

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adjective

con·​nect·​ed kə-ˈnek-təd 

1

: joined or linked together

2

: having the parts or elements logically linked together

presented a thoroughly connected view of the problem

3

: related by blood or marriage

4

: having social, professional, or commercial relationships

a well-connected lawyer

5

of a set : having the property that any two of its points can be joined by a line completely contained in the set

also : incapable of being separated into two or more closed disjoint subsets

connectedly adverb

connectedness noun

connected

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past tense and past participle of connect

Examples of connected in a Sentence

Adjective

a series of connected rooms

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

And that’s exactly what a newer generation of connected toothbrushes is designed to address. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Many of the beautiful, sometimes ingenious products and technologies developed with the rise of the modern era gripped the popular imagination and made life easier, healthier and more connected. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Slinger can potentially receive or share targeting information with other connected assets. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Their potential lies in expanding choice and making cross-border money movement more connected, flexible and accessible. — Pratik Khowala, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing connected

• simply connected
• well-connected

Rhymes for connected

• affected
• bisected
• collected
• corrected
• defected
• deflected
• dejected
• detected
• directed
• dissected
• effected
• ejected