interconnectedness
Everything affects everything
Interconnectedness is the state of being linked or related to other things in a web of mutual influence.
The word appears often in discussions of ecology, where species depend on one another, and in spiritual contexts emphasizing unity: Buddhism teaches the interconnectedness of all living beings.
It suggests that boundaries between things are less fixed than they appear—that pulling one thread affects the whole fabric.
Interwoven filament structure
- nodeConnection point in networks
- hubCentral connection point
- linkPoint of connection
- meshInterlocking open weave
grid · nexus · junction · pathway · channel · thread · strand · lattice
Agreement or musical blend
- onenessState of being unified
- wholenessComplete, undivided state
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- integrationCombining into a whole
unification · synthesis · convergence · interdependence · mutuality · reciprocity · indivisibility · nonduality
Extremely complex and winding
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- webInterwoven filament structure
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
multifaceted · interwoven · mosaic · nuanced · elaborate · kaleidoscopic · composite · patchwork
State of being unified
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- collective consciousnessShared beliefs of a group
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- dharmaCosmic moral order
Gaia · holism · transcendence · universal · cosmic · quantum entanglement · nonlocality
State of being related
- communityCollective of connected people
- solidarityUnity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
- belongingState of fitting in
ubuntu · sangha · tribe · village · collective · fellowship · brotherhood · sisterhood
Major ecological community
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- foodwebEcosystem's feeding relationships
symbiosis · keystone · pollination · trophic · migration · watershed · coral reef · rainforest
State of needing support
- codependencyExcessive emotional reliance on another
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
symbiosis · mutual · reciprocal · contingency · prerequisite · conditionality · causality · ripple effect
Addressing interconnected wholes
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- institutionalOf formal establishments
governance · economic · supply chain · trade · logistics · geopolitical · structural · macroeconomic
web
Interwoven filament structure
mesh · grid · nexus · junction · pathway · channel · thread · strand · lattice · matrix
harmony
Agreement or musical blend
integration · unification · synthesis · convergence · interdependence · mutuality · reciprocity · indivisibility · nonduality · entanglement
labyrinthine
Extremely complex and winding
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- webInterwoven filament structure
- entanglementState of being intertwined
tapestry · multifaceted · interwoven · mosaic · nuanced · elaborate · kaleidoscopic · composite · patchwork · layered
oneness
State of being unified
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- collective consciousnessShared beliefs of a group
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
dharma · Gaia · holism · transcendence · universal · cosmic · quantum entanglement · nonlocality
kinship
State of being related
- communityCollective of connected people
- solidarityUnity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
belonging · ubuntu · sangha · tribe · village · collective · fellowship · brotherhood · sisterhood · clan
biome
Major ecological community
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
foodweb · symbiosis · keystone · pollination · trophic · migration · watershed · coral reef · rainforest · wetland
reliance
State of needing support
- codependencyExcessive emotional reliance on another
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- necessityIndispensable requirement
vulnerability · symbiosis · mutual · reciprocal · contingency · prerequisite · conditionality · causality · ripple effect · domino effect
holistic
Addressing interconnected wholes
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
institutional · governance · economic · supply chain · trade · logistics · geopolitical · structural · macroeconomic · institutional
- globalizationglobalization, free trade, global village, global trade, multinationals
- indigenous traditionselder council, powwows, totem poles, healing rituals, sweat lodges
- cosmic ordercelestial order, cosmic balance, cosmic law, divine plan, universal law
- trip effectshallucinations, visuals, euphoria, ego death, synesthesia
- holismwholeness, holism, oneness, totality, systems thinking
- Ubuntuubuntu, communalism, collective identity, human dignity, social cohesion
interconnectednessisolation
Complete separation from others
disconnection · separateness · separation · disconnectedness · detachment
interconnectednessfragmentation
Breaking into smaller pieces
disintegration · atomization · division · partition · splintering
interconnectednessindependence
Freedom from external control
autonomy · self-sufficiency · self-containment · autarky · separateness
connect, connection, connecting, disconnect, disconnected, unconnected, connects, connector, disconnection