unrelated

The word “unrelated” means having no connection or link to something else. In plain terms, not connected — either as separate facts/events, or as separate families.

Here is “unrelated” used in a sentence: “The two incidents turned out to be completely unrelated.”

“Unrelated” is an adjective.

“Unrelated” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Unrelated” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: having no connection or link to something else.

"Unrelated" means two things have no connection or link to each other, while "irrelevant" means something is not important or applicable to the matter at hand. Two unrelated topics simply have no link, whereas an irrelevant comment is one that doesn't matter to the current discussion even if it could be loosely connected.

Yes, "unrelated" is commonly used to describe people who are not connected by family ties, such as two unrelated individuals who happen to share a surname. It is also used broadly for events, facts, or ideas that have no connection to one another.

"Unrelated" is typically followed by "to," as in "the illness was unrelated to his diet." This structure works whether the sentence is about people, events, or ideas.