INTERLINKED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

interlinked

verb

past tense of interlink

as in connected

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole she was idly interlinking paper clips into a chain as she listened

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Recent Examples of interlinked And for all of that time, our destinies as Nations have been interlinked. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 In this approach, individual mirrors are interlinked in an array, with each node channeling its light to a central facility that carefully corrects and combines these inputs, effectively forming a much more powerful telescope. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026 The European Union’s chief diplomat Kaja Kallas has argued that the wars in Iran and Ukraine are interlinked. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026 The security of Jewish self-determination is interlinked and intertwined with achieving Palestinian self-determination. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026 While professional tennis players often separate their discussions of ball speed and court speed, the two are necessarily interlinked. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026 Diminishing water reserves and recurring pollution episodes are already constraining agricultural output, raising broader concerns about food security in a region where supply chains are tightly interlinked and highly exposed to climate volatility. — Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 As fashion and lifestyle become increasingly interlinked, #preppyshopping on TikTok covers everything from cult skincare and aesthetic barista blends, to luxury beauty and cotton-rich tees. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025 The photo showed Princess Kate and Prince William sitting with their kids Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, with their arms interlinked. — Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024

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The dish machine was not running properly and the chemical sanitizer/soap dispensers have not been connected yet.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
In August, Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Police recovered 123 boxes of McLaren F1 Lego sets valued at about $230 each connected to a boxcar burglary, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of connected

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Still, around 42% of marketers (linked in the Mediaocean research above) say that getting good quality data (or being able to access it) is a major obstacle, and only 10% have all their ad technology systems fully integrated.

— Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Beyond that, there are software giants like Adobe and Salesforce that have integrated with Anthropic's Claude assistant.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of integrated

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Eight venues are interconnected by hidden passageways, secret entrances, and whimsical performances.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
More broadly, the expansion illustrates how advanced technology, industrial investment and acquisition reform are increasingly interconnected in modern defence planning.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of interconnected

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Later that same year, the researchers coupled their thorium apparatus to an optical atomic clock, proving that these excited nuclei can serve as high-precision timekeepers.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
The uptick in ridership was kneecapped by the company’s tension between the need to raise fares and its need to bring in more passengers, wrote Fitch Ratings in its analysis that coupled a credit downgrading earlier this year.

— Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of coupled

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The massive 5,942-lb (2,695 kg) weight is somewhat disguised by a system that swaps traditional mechanical anti-roll bars for triple-stage adjustable air springs linked to a high-capacity central hydraulic pressure reservoir.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Last year, attacks on undersea cables in Eastern Europe’s Baltic Sea, allegedly linked to Russia, disrupted connectivity in Sweden and Latvia, prompting calls from telecom firms for governments to step in.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

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