interconnected

adjective

in·​ter·​con·​nect·​ed ˌin-tər-kə-ˈnek-təd 

1

: mutually joined or related

interconnected highways

interconnected political issues

2

: having internal connections between the parts or elements

interconnectedness noun

Examples of interconnected in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And in today’s interconnected world, the disease problems of any society will eventually spread to every society. —Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025

In today’s interconnected world, a virus emerging in one corner of the globe can bring entire economies to a halt and overwhelm healthcare systems thousands of miles away. —Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

When the Douglas firs were under stress due to drought or shady conditions and could not photosynthesize sufficiently to supply their need for sugar, adjoining paper birch trees supplied sugar to the Douglas firs through interconnected mycorrhizae. —Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025

In today’s interconnected world, various themes, including digitalization, culture, industry, society, technology and social media, constantly influence one another. —Rafael Schwarz, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for interconnected

• affected
• bisected
• collected
• connected
• corrected
• defected
• deflected
• dejected
• detected
• directed
• dissected
• effected