interconnected
English meaning: Interconnected
Definition
Things that are interconnected are linked together so that each affects the others. Speakers stress how interconnected our world has become.
Example
“Global economies are deeply interconnected.”
Another example: “The power grid is so interconnected that one fault can darken several states.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Neutral; describes systems whose parts mutually affect one another ('an interconnected world', 'interconnected networks'). Common in tech, ecology and globalization discourse. Usually attributive or predicative.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From 'inter-' (between) plus 'connected'.
Synonyms
- linked
- connected
- intertwined
- integrated
- unified
- interrelated
- coordinated
- reticular
- reticulate
- reticulated
Antonyms / Opposites
Related Words
Common Collocations
- interconnected world
- deeply interconnected
- interconnected systems
- interconnected networks
- increasingly interconnected
Word Forms
interconnected (adj); interconnect (v); interconnection (n); interconnectedness (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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