| Adj. | 1. | related - being connected or associated; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces" | |
| 2. | related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriagelineal, direct - in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity" collateral, indirect - descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts" | |
| 3. | related - similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector"similar - marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats" | |
| 4. | related - having close kinship and appropriateness; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue"relevant - having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research" | |