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Antonyms for connected

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuh-nek-tid
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈnɛk tɪd

Definition of connected

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Latin conectere "join together" (see connection). Displaced 16c. by connex (1540s), from Middle French connexer, from Latin *connexare, a supposed frequentative of conectere (past participle stem connex-). Connect was re-established 1670s.
  • A similar change took place in French, where connexer was superseded by connecter. Meaning "to establish a relationship" (with) is from 1881. Slang meaning "get in touch with" is attested by 1926, from telephone connections. Meaning "awaken meaningful emotions, establish rapport" is from 1942. Of a hit or blow, "to reach the target," from c.1920. Related: Connected; connecting; connectedness.
  • adj related, affiliated
Example sentences :
  • Connected with this subject is the character of the currency.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • The movements of a great nation are connected in all their parts.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • No measure with which his name has since been connected has done him more credit.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • Their sole experience of prayer was connected with the South End Mission.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Whatever it was it was connected with horse racing, and he felt sure that he hadn't done it.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • I will see that no one connected with the bank shows him the slightest disrespect.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Our marriage once made public, all connected with you will be proud to own you.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • In this vast but connected universe we are not the only self-conscious beings.
  • Extract from : « The Comrade In White » by W. H. Leathem
  • There is no doubt among antiquaries that they are connected with the burial of the dead.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • Generally the anchor-hold was a small room, built of wood, connected with the church.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield

Synonyms for connected

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