unrelated
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3.5
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.rɪˈleɪ.tɪd/
:
no emparentado
- You and I are totally unrelated by family ties.
- entirely unrelated
- unrelated parents
- unrelated individuals
Shenkel's original study was done on zoo animals, captive wolves unrelated to one another, forced together in a cage.
- Shenkel's original study was done on zoo animals, captive wolves unrelated to one another, forced together in a cage.
Examples
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Cherum's labor gang consisted of a core of relatives plus unrelated workers.
Academic text (1998) -
All three had been born at the conclusion of uncomplicated full-term pregnancies to healthy, unrelated parents.
Academic text (2004) -
You and I are totally unrelated.
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Anything would be better than sharing a room with an unrelated man.
Fiction book (1999) -
I thought you said getting a transplant from an unrelated donor was dangerous.
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It was probably an unrelated third party.
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The two are unrelated.
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By comparison, Caucasian donors were more likely to be unrelated to the recipient than African American donors.
Blog text (25) -
The two projects are entirely unrelated and focus on different topics.
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Her comments about movies were unrelated to the main discussion on climate change.
Synonyms
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5.0
Not related by birth or family ties
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4.9
Not connected or related to something else, like two separate events
People not related to you by blood or marriage
A person who is not part of the same family
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Etymology
Unrelated starts with un- meaning 'not' and the rest, related, is the same root as relative and relation, words about 'family' and 'connection'. So unrelated describes people who are 'not' family or not joined by birth or marriage.