adjective

unrelated

unrelated, unconnected, not of the same family

His comment was completely unrelated to the topic.

His comment was completely unrelated to the topic.

They are studying two unrelated species of birds.

They are studying two unrelated species of birds.

unrelated ((to sth.)) to not be connected with (sth.) His comment was unrelated to the topic.

Synonyms: disconnected, irrelevant; Antonyms: related, connected

From the prefix 'un-' (not) and 'related'. Literally means 'not connected'.

Think of 'un-' as a switch that turns off the connection in 'related'.

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