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

These ferns appear to form a complex society made up of interdependent groups.

From Science News For Students

A breakthrough in US high-speed railHigh-speed rail makes sense for Houston and Dallas, cities centered in metro areas of around 7 million residents each, 240 miles apart with interdependent economies.

From Quartz

The ferns — and possibly similar plants — may form a type of complex, interdependent society previously considered limited to animals like ants and termites, researchers report online May 14 in Ecology.

From Science News

We need to understand that we are socially interdependent with each other.

From MIT Technology Review

The brilliance of the game comes from the way that each player is regularly assigned their own special skill, making them interdependent partners.

From Washington Post

These have just been published as Tiger Writing: Art, Culture, and the Interdependent Self.

From The Daily Beast

More generally, in an interdependent world, would we expect all countries to adopt the same institutions?

From The Daily Beast

We need leaders who understand that we are interconnected, interdependent—leaders like Panmela Castro.

From The Daily Beast

This makes all the physical sciences interdependent, despite the fact that each is independent of the others.

From Project Gutenberg

To a certain extent, one is not prepared to say how far, the military and social crises are interdependent.

From Project Gutenberg

His next objective were two cities called Ora and Bazira, which were obviously close together and interdependent.

From Project Gutenberg

On the contrary, he could be very serious when his hobby of paper-making, with its many interdependent industries, was mentioned.

From Project Gutenberg

It is not perceived as a general essence, but only through interdependent phenomena.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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