ANGLED (FOR) Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

angled (for)

verb

past tense of angle (for)

as in fished (for)

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How those standards would impact the Group of 6 conferences (the American, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12 and Sun Belt) still needs to be worked out.

— Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
This is still being worked out in courts as players battle for a fifth year of college eligibility.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of worked out

Verb

In 2011, former Time Warner Cable executives hammered out the 20-year agreement with the Lakers, then owned by the late Jerry Buss.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
In April, Williams hammered out a two-year extension that pushed off retirement talk and let the 49ers focus elsewhere in the draft instead of splurging on a replacement.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of hammered out

Verb

Emily’s misguided research ultimately proves that love stories can’t be plotted and graphed like science experiments; more modern studio romantic comedies could stand to learn the same lesson.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
At Hansen’s trial in 2009, prosecutors argued that the pair had plotted to kill MacNeil, 63, for money.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of plotted

Verb

When some of his friends became smokejumpers, he was intrigued.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Yet some European philosophers were intrigued by the monism of Vedanta philosophy, whereas Evangelical Christians saw the same monism as a foundation for proselytizing Christian monotheism.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of intrigued

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Dogan deliberately arranged for Salah’s medical to take place in the metropolis of Istanbul, over 500 miles (nearly 900km) from Trabzon, so the Egyptian could see how frenzied the welcome would be.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
On Sunday, the Lime Rock Concours and Gathering of the Marques display nearly 1,000 enthusiast cars and motorcycles arranged around the Lime Rock circuit.

— Mark Maglio, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of arranged

Verb

Right before halftime, TCU had a screen schemed up for junior wide receiver Jeremy Scott on third-and-3, but Craig’s pass was so low Scott had to fall trying to make the catch and failed to get the conversion.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
The synopsis goes on to tease dramatic domestic and international affairs, as it was revealed in the closing moments of season three that Hal and President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) had schemed to steal a Russian nuclear weapon.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of schemed

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