Collocations for related - adj.

be, seem

closely, integrally, intimately, strongly
The two ideas are very closely related.

significantly
Scores in the test were not significantly related to gender.

inextricably
loosely
not necessarily
not remotely
What she was reading was not remotely related to her work.

largely
partly
directly, linearly
indirectly, tangentially
Tax rates were indirectly related to income.

specifically
positively
inversely, negatively
The traditional approach has tended to regard unemployment and inflation as being inversely related.

apparently
clearly, obviously
causally, contextually, functionally, logically, structurally, thematically
Is unemployment causally related to crime?

to
The occurrence of the disease is apparently related to standards of hygiene.

be

closely
distantly
biologically, evolutionarily, genetically
All the bees in the colony are genetically related.

to
He claims to be distantly related to the British royal family.

Related is used with these nouns:
article, discipline, field, issue, link, matter, note, question, species, theme, topic