connected
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
Examples of connected in a Sentence
a series of connected rooms
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And it is deeply connected to almost every other type of math, including the far older fields of number theory and geometry.
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Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Across cultures, languages and economic systems, feeling connected to the natural world is consistently linked to living a more hopeful, purposeful and resilient life.
—Lea Barbett, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
Experts have long warned that routers sit at the edge of every connected environment.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
From phones and smartwatches to household appliances, the average home now has about 21 connected devices, each dependent on data centers.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
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Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Across cultures, languages and economic systems, feeling connected to the natural world is consistently linked to living a more hopeful, purposeful and resilient life.
—Lea Barbett, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
Experts have long warned that routers sit at the edge of every connected environment.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
From phones and smartwatches to household appliances, the average home now has about 21 connected devices, each dependent on data centers.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for connected
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“Connected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/connected. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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