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

Winter said if there is a thread that has run through her work, it’s curiosity — a desire to look at how to fix interrelated problems.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet millions of Americans are unable to access these drugs, thanks to the two big, interrelated flaws in our healthcare system: unrestrained pricing by drug companies and the economics of health insurance.

From Los Angeles Times

The Supreme Court's ruling said deciding whether Trump's alleged fake electors scheme "requires a close analysis of the indictment’s extensive and interrelated allegations."

From Salon

The most critical early interventions for type 2 diabetes can also help with MASLD, and this is not surprising given how closely interrelated these two conditions are.

From Salon

This method takes shared information on interrelated tasks of predicting different outcomes and then leverages the shared information to help the model understand how to make an accurate prediction, according to Xu.

From Science Daily

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.