interrelated

[ in-ter-ri-ley-tid ]

adjective

1. reciprocally or mutually related: relate:

   an interrelated series of experiments.

Other Words From

• inter·re·lated·ly adverb
• inter·re·lated·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of interrelated¹

First recorded in 1820–30; inter- + related

Example Sentences

To be fair, trying to isolate three interrelated elements of basketball in defense, shooting and driving is like trying to look at your back in the mirror.

From FiveThirtyEight

South Africa’s constitution and international human rights law recognise that all human rights – civil, political, economic, social, cultural and environmental – are interdependent and interrelated.

From No Straight News

Today, however, the electorate is increasingly polarizing around the interrelated lines of urbanization, population density, and race.

From Vox

The challenges are so widespread and so interrelated that Americans seeking to flee one could well run into another.

From ProPublica

The neural network algorithms are based on highly interrelated nodes that somehow work similar to human neurons.

From Search Engine Watch

At what point in time did you see how they were all going to be interrelated?

From The Daily Beast

In the still of the night he breaks the silence and begins: “everything in nature is interrelated…”

From The Daily Beast

Both those sentences appeal, in an interrelated way, to the things people hate most when they live in democratic times.

From The Daily Beast

But I think fiction, making movies, and performing are all super interrelated.

From The Daily Beast

Players schedule so many interrelated goals that there's always an achievement a turn or two around the bend.

From The Daily Beast

We have here two interrelated elements, namely the content and the expectation.

From Project Gutenberg

To a considerable extent, three of these events were interrelated.

From Project Gutenberg

Consanguineous marriages have been very frequent, until now nearly all are more or less interrelated.

From Project Gutenberg

The influences may be placed in three groups, which are, however, interrelated at many points.

From Project Gutenberg

To the one who is learned, subject matter is extensive, accurately defined, and logically interrelated.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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

More About Interrelated

What does interrelated mean?

Interrelated is used to describe two or more things that are closely connected to each other and may affect each other.

Interrelated is used in situations in which two or more elements strongly influence each other or are closely linked to each other. For example, a study on unemployment and crime in a particular area may conclude that they are interrelated. Describing two things as being interrelated does not necessarily mean that one causes the other or that they cause each other (though in some cases this may be true).

The word interrelated is typically used in the discussion of complex topics, such as economics, science, and politics. These often involve situations in which multiple things are happening at the same time. Interrelated things can impact each other or work together to affect something else.

For example, the economy is affected by many interrelated factors, such as employment, interest rates, and inflation. These and many other interrelated factors affect each other and determine the overall state of the economy.

The verb interrelate means to be connected in an interrelated way or cause things to become connected in this way.

Example: The strength of the hurricane depends on several interrelated factors, including temperature and air pressure.

Where does interrelated come from?

The first records of the word interrelated come from the 1820s. It is made from the prefix inter-, meaning “between” or “reciprocally,” and related, a word used to describe things that are associated or connected with each other. If things are interrelated, they are closely related to each other in some way.

The adverb form of interrelated is interrelatedly, as in Scientists suspect that these parts function interrelatedly. 

Interrelatedness is a noun form of interrelated that’s used to refer to the quality or state of being interrelated, as in The interrelatedness of these factors makes it hard to evaluate each one independently.

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What are some other forms related to interrelated?

• interrelatedly (adverb)
• interrelatedness (noun)
• interrelate (verb)

What are some synonyms for interrelated?

• interconnected
• linked
• associated
• intertwined
• interdependent

What are some words that share a root or word element with interrelated? 

• related
• interrelation

What are some words that often get used in discussing interrelated?

• relationship
• association
• factors
• causes
• effects
• correlated
• correlation

How is interrelated used in real life?

Interrelated is used in complicated situations in which multiple factors are working together or affecting each other.

Corruption, economic offences, drugs, money laundering, terror funding are all interrelated: PM at conference on vigilance and anti-corruption

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 27, 2020

As our phones go from sharing pictures to unlocking our front doors, identity, security and privacy become much more interrelated

— Benedict Evans (@benedictevans) January 28, 2015

Climate change, poverty, hunger & inequality are interrelated. All need to be addressed together or will not be solved at all #sdgs

— José Graziano da Silva (@grazianodasilva) September 25, 2015

 

 

Try using interrelated!

Is interrelated used correctly in the following sentence?

She argued that the issues of hunger and poverty were interrelated: You couldn’t have one without the other.