bonded
adj.adj. feeling a strong emotional connection to someone or something. You use this when two people or things have become very close or attached.
adj. characterised by a strong emotional or psychological connection between individuals. Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'become' or 'feel'.
The two sisters are very bonded.
After spending the summer working together on the farm, the volunteers felt deeply bonded to one another.
Psychologists observed that the rescued animals became more bonded to their handlers than to members of their own species, likely due to the intensive care provided during their recovery.
Often follows a linking verb; frequently takes the preposition 'to' or 'with'.
I am bonded with my sisterI am bonded to my sisterThe adjective 'bonded' typically takes the preposition 'to', not 'with'.