interdependent
adjective
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Definition of interdependent
: dependent upon one another : mutually dependent
interdependent statistical variables … the interdependent gyrations of double suns …— James Joyce … the interrelationships between social groupings were reciprocal and interdependent.— Howard P. Chudacoff In an interdependent world, every nation is dependent upon every other.— Michael Novak
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Other Words from interdependent
interdependently
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Atlantis is to have its own economic activities, but the city is to function interdependently with other centers in the greater Cape Town region.
— John Western
Examples of interdependent in a Sentence
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Important to the architects was making the buildings independent yet interdependent. — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, "A Newer New Museum Is Coming, With Twice as Much Space," 26 June 2019 When qubits interact, their possible states become interdependent, each one’s chances of |0⟩ and |1⟩ hinging on those of the other. — Wired, "Space and Time Could Be a Quantum Error-Correcting Code," 6 Jan. 2019 Despite flare-ups in tensions over the decades, leaders of Japan and South Korea had steered clear of allowing political disputes to affect the interdependent economic relationship between the two nations, both heavily reliant on exports. — Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times, "Japan uses trade restrictions as a weapon against South Korea," 21 July 2019 The rural and the urban are interdependent, accentuating each other. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "Column: These fields of dreams aren’t in Iowa cornfields," 21 June 2019 When qubits interact, their possible states become interdependent, each one’s chances of |0⟩ and |1⟩ hinging on those of the other. — Quanta Magazine, "How Space and Time Could Be a Quantum Error-Correcting Code," 3 Jan. 2019 Carlos Nobre, an earth system scientist at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, who was also not involved in the new study, adds that many species are interdependent—so the disappearance of one might decrease the suitable area for another. — Tim Vernimmen, Scientific American, "Business as Usual Threatens Thousands of Amazon Tree Species," 24 June 2019 The two systems were considerably more interdependent and mutually advantageous than that simplistic picture allows. — Sarah Churchwell, The New York Review of Books, "‘The Lehman Trilogy’ and Wall Street’s Debt to Slavery," 11 June 2019 The causes of homelessness are many and interconnected and interdependent. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Homelessness has many core causes, not just one," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'interdependent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for interdependent
interdependent
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of interdependent
: related in such a way that each needs or depends on the other : mutually dependent
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interdependent
adjective
in·ter·de·pen·dent
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Kids Definition of interdependent
: depending on one another