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

Try treating the garden as an interconnected system, rather than isolated rows, to develop a healthy plant community. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025

Benjamin complicates these notions by unraveling a family epic that traverses both countries, revealing that the two nations are far more interconnected than many Americans might assume. —Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025

However, the conventional wisdom around the economic benefits of free trade and a more interconnected world became that for a reason — and risks abound. —Courtenay Brown, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025

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

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