UNRELATED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

unrelated

adjective

Definition of unrelated

as in unconnected

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as in dissimilar

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Recent Examples of unrelated Higher education is a bundle of unrelated things held together by custom, history, and accident. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 Graduating medical students pursue unrelated work in the emerging private sector or emigrate. — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 Consumer discretionary as a sector encompasses a wide array of unrelated products and services, but the common denominator there is demand. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 Millions of dollars in taxpayer funds were also allegedly misspent on luxury vacations, vintage car restorations, and commercial properties unrelated to homeless housing, federal prosecutors charge. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unrelated

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Adjective

Kopple begins this snapshot in the summer of 2023 and focuses, or sometimes doesn’t fully focus, on a trio of unconnected but fully related struggles involving UPS drivers, Amazon warehouse workers and app delivery people.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
To the casual YouTube viewer, these would look like unconnected videos from political news creators outraged by events happening in cities led by Democrats.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of unconnected

Adjective

In fact, the Flyers’ roster isn’t all that dissimilar to the one that reached the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in May.

— Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Having a conversation with Gold House founder Bing Chen isn’t terribly dissimilar from taking an amphetamine.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of dissimilar

Adjective

As a result, when an individual provided an email address not previously associated with the account, the system incorrectly sent a password reset link to that unassociated email rather than rejecting the request.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 June 2026
Those claims already stretched the limits of seriousness and legality, targeting splinter groups – at best – and other bad actors completely unassociated with Al Qaeda at worst.

— Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025

Definition of unassociated

Adjective

All onshore experiences are locally guided, offered in small groups, and scaled to different activity levels.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
The correspondence helped convince Anders, who fled the Nazis for American exile in 1936, that different kinds of evil cause different kinds of harm.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of different

Adjective

According to The Baltimore Banner, Nadeau has previously been sued by officers who alleged disparate treatment in the disciplinary process.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
But the forces at play in this new book are more disparate, and perhaps more stubborn, than an angry online mob.

— Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of disparate

Adjective

Kara isn’t the only superhero with a tragic origin story – but unlike, say, that guy who dresses up as a bat and fights crime after the deaths of his mom and dad, Kara hits up a dive bar and plays with her dog to cope.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 June 2026
And the reason is that now unlike when Thomas and I introduced the resolution, there are a lot of Republicans who believe the war should end.

— NBC news, NBC news, 24 May 2026

Definition of unlike

Adjective

In other cases, Virginia prosecutors have previously brought their own expert witnesses to counter an insanity defense at trials or even disputed the claims without their own expert, according to reports and court records.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Even though the analysis adjusted for several potential confounding factors, other unmeasured factors could still contribute to the observed relationship.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of other

Adjective

Rogers' campaign sees opportunity in racially and culturally diverse Wayne County, home to Detroit, where roughly three-quarters of the population is Black.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Great Mountain Forest is among the Northeast sites selected for the study, which examines how healthier, more diverse forests can better support native bee populations.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

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