connected

adjective more connected · most connected

1. usually, with "well " Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity. Of course, he has very little money, and is rather shy in manner, but he is very well-connected.
2. Having relationships; involved with others. By his father's side Mr Trumbull was connected with one of the most honorable and conspicuous families of his native state.
3. Canada, US Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization. It wasn't as though there were groups of kids from mob-connected families who socialized exclusively; in fact, a consequence of growing up in a huge city like New York was that you had several groups of friends, simply due to the number and density of people.
4. Intimate; having bonds of affection. We were sitting on his bed and I was doing a lot of mirroring and chatting and just having a very connected conversation.
5. of a topological space That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets. As a combinatorial subject, the connected dominating set has been studied in as early as 1970s.
6. of a graph Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices. In a connected graph, there is no section (proper subset that includes all edges from each vertex in said subset) of the graph that is isolated from the rest.
7. Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network. Connected viewing activities such as streaming movies on Facebook, virtually attending BDLive screening events, or chatting via social media apps about a favorite television show require a significant amount of telecommunications and information infrastructure.

Similar: affiliated, allied, apposite, associated, comparative, connected, important, related, relative · Opposite: disconnected, unconnected

verb

1. participle, past simple past and past participle of connect