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Synonyms for related

Verb

1. associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect, think, cogitate, cerebrate
usage: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
2. refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
usage: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
3. relate, tell, narrate, recount, recite
usage: give an account of; "The witness related the events"
4. relate, interrelate, be
usage: be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?"
5. relate, interact
usage: have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

Adjective

1. related (vs. unrelated), related to, accompanying, attendant, concomitant, incidental, incidental to(predicate), affiliated, attached, connected, associated, connected, cognate, concerned, connate, cognate, correlative, correlate, correlated, corresponding, overlapping, bound up, side by side
usage: being connected or associated; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces"
2. related (vs. unrelated), affinal, affine, agnate, agnatic, paternal, akin(predicate), blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, kin(predicate), allied, enate, enatic, maternal(predicate), kindred, collateral#1, indirect, lineal#1, direct
usage: connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
3. akin(predicate), kindred, related, similar (vs. dissimilar)
usage: similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector"
4. germane(predicate), related, relevant (vs. irrelevant)
usage: having close kinship and appropriateness; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue"
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