interdependent

[ in-ter-di-pen-duhnt ]

adjective

1. mutually dependent; depending on each other.

interdependent

/ ˌɪntədɪˈpɛndənt /

adjective

1. relating to two or more people or things dependent on each other

Other Words From

• inter·de·pendence inter·de·penden·cy noun
• inter·de·pendent·ly adverb
• nonin·ter·de·pendent adjective
• nonin·ter·de·pendent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of interdependent¹

First recorded in 1810–20; inter- + dependent

Example Sentences

And actually, people who struggle in terms of their socioeconomic status tend to be more interdependent and reliant on trust.

From Los Angeles Times

Which is, in today's interdependent world, not that effective.

From Salon

The region historically supported several autonomous but interdependent chiefdoms sustained through trade and organized around shared property and labor — cooperative traditions that survived invasions by the Inca in the 15th century and the Spanish less than 100 years later and persist today, though radically transformed through widespread urbanization, in the system of shared work known locally as the minga.

From New York Times

"The future of Russia is politically and economically interdependent with the future of the climate," she said.

From Science Daily

Our nuclear arsenals threaten not only us and everything humans have ever created but a natural creation that is inconceivably intricate and interdependent.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• akin
• analogous
• associated
• complementary
• linked
• pertinent
• relevant
• similar