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adj. connected VERBS be, seem ADV. closely, integrally, intimately, strongly The two ideas are very closely related. | inextricably | loosely | not necessarily | largely | partly | directly | indirectly The old rates were at least indirectly related to income; the new tax takes no account of a person's ability to pay. | broadly, roughly | specifically | fundamentally | positively | inversely, negatively The traditional approach has tended to regard unemployment and inflation as being inversely related. | apparently | clearly, obviously | causally, contextually, functionally, logically, thematically Is unemployment causally related to crime? PREP. to The occurrence of the disease is apparently related to standards of hygiene. of the same family VERBS be ADV. closely | distantly | genetically All the bees in the colony are genetically related. PREP. to He claims to be distantly related to the British royal family.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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related/connected
adjective used about things that have a connection with each other. Connected is not used before a noun:
• Physics and Maths are closely related. • The two problems are connected. • homelessness and other related issues
linked
adjective having a direct connection – often used when one thing is the cause of the other:
• Skin cancer is directly linked to sun exposure and damage. • Two closely linked factors produced this result.
interrelated/interconnected
adjective used about two or more things that are connected with each other and affect each other in a complicated series of ways:
• The various parts of society are closely interrelated. • The book consists of a series of interconnected essays.
interdependent
used about two or more things, countries, people etc that depend on each other, and cannot exist or continue without each other:
• The two countries’ economies have become increasingly interdependent. • interdependent relationships between species • Darwin said that all life on earth is interdependent.
relevant
adjective related to what is being discussed or to a particular area of activity:
• The exam tests the way you select and organize information relevant to the question. • Applicants should have several years’ relevant experience.
be bound up with something
to be very closely connected – used about two things that need to be considered together:
• The history of the city has long been bound up with the sea. • Your professional development is closely bound up with personal growth.
Longman-Thesaurus
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adverbs
closely related
• I want to focus on a small number of closely related questions.
strongly related
• People’s occupations are strongly related to their level of education.
intimately related
(= very closely related )
• Learning to read and learning to write are intimately related.
directly/indirectly related
• illnesses which are directly related to poverty
loosely related
(= not closely related )
• a series of loosely related ideas
inversely related
technical (= related so that when one is large, the other is small )
• The demand for bank lending is inversely related to the rate of interest charged.
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