related

related
adj.
1 connected
VERBS
be, seem
ADVERB
closely, integrally, intimately, strongly

The two ideas are very closely related.

significantly

Scores in the test were not significantly related to gender.

inextricably
loosely
not necessarily
not remotely

What she was reading was not remotely related to her work.

largely
partly
directly, linearly
indirectly, tangentially

Tax rates were indirectly related to income.

specifically
positively
inversely, negatively

The traditional approach has tended to regard unemployment and inflation as being inversely related.

apparently
clearly, obviously
causally, contextually, functionally, logically, structurally, thematically

Is unemployment causally related to crime?

PREPOSITION
to

The occurrence of the disease is apparently related to standards of hygiene.

2 of the same family
VERBS
be
ADVERB
closely
distantly
biologically, evolutionarily, genetically

All the bees in the colony are genetically related.

PREPOSITION
to

He claims to be distantly related to the British royal family.

Related is used with these nouns: ↑article, ↑discipline, ↑field, ↑issue, ↑link, ↑matter, ↑note, ↑question, ↑species, ↑theme, ↑topic

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