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unrelated

unrelated

94 3.5
Not connected to the topic or cause
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.rɪˈleɪ.tɪd/
translation icon : no relacionado
  • No association indicated that scores on the masculinity measures were unrelated to the health outcomes.
  • completely unrelated
  • totally unrelated
  • apparently unrelated

And I looked for books unrelated to this kind of.

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Examples

  • So you think the attack on the guard is unrelated?

  • We see connections between unrelated things.

  • So he gets in trouble on an unrelated matter, and he goes on trial.

  • When I get sad, I like to think of good things that are unrelated to my problems.

  • Others are coming into writing after working in an unrelated profession for years.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Nor was Egypt a reliable partner on issues unrelated to the Middle East.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In the final level, alternative curriculum, students' goals may be unrelated to those of their peers.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The fraud charges were unrelated to Calla BIOS.

  • Skeptics cautioned that the decline might have been unrelated to any specific interventions.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The two incidents were completely unrelated and had no bearing on each other.

Synonyms

nothing to do with
vsunrelated
976 2.3

Not involved with a person or thing

focuses more on absence of logical, causal, or family connection
irrelevant
vsunrelated
355 3.6

Not related to the subject people are discussing or to the main point

is about absence of connection or association rather than just importance
irrelevant to
vsunrelated
32 4.2

Not related to the subject or situation

stresses no real connection such as cause or family link
orthogonal
vsunrelated
2 8.9

Not related to the topic being discussed

is about lacking actual logical, causal, or family connection rather than applicability
unassociated
vsunrelated
1 4.9

Not connected or related to something else, like two separate events

emphasizes absence of logical, causal, or familial connection specifically
non-related
vsunrelated
3.5

Not connected to the main topic or activity

is the general idea stressing lack of logical, causal, or family ties
nonrelative
vsunrelated
5.6

Not connected to a person's family

covers lack of many connection types beyond just family ties
disjunct
vsunrelated
8.7

Not connected or joined, so parts seem separate

means simply not connected without implying prior joining
nonpertinent
vsunrelated
6.9

Not related to what is being discussed

is broader, describing lack of actual connection or association
uncorrelated
vsunrelated
  • Specialized
7.5

Not related and not changing together

is a broader absence of connection beyond statistical association

Antonyms

2.3

Connected by topic or cause, like documents about the same event

How Connected

connected
2.5
related
2.3
tangential
7 8.1
unrelated
94 3.5

Surface Forms

unrelated positive

Morphology

unrelated = related (transparent) = un + relate + ed

The adjective 'related' (connected) is simply negated by 'un-', producing the clear sense 'not connected or associated'.

Etymology

Unrelated is made of un- 'not' plus related, from the same idea as relation or relative, which mean a 'connection'. So unrelated is a simple way to say two ideas, events, or things have 'no connection'.