CARRIED Synonyms: 186 Similar and Opposite Words

carried

verb

past tense of carry

as in hauled

to support and take from one place to another each camper must be able to carry his or her own backpack

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as in packed

to wear or have on one's person I always carry a camera with me so as to never miss a great shot

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as in offered

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition all of the television networks will carry the president's speech

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as in included

to have as part of a whole the idea of equality carries with it a number of other concepts

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as in sustained

to hold up or serve as a foundation for erected a trellis to carry the vine

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as in earned

to receive as return for effort carried off the award for best picture of the year

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as in behaved

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way during that difficult time the grieving parents carried themselves with unfailing grace and dignity

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Recent Examples of carried And while Hill is paying a half-million-dollar price for his battery, the judgment falls well short of expectations the plaintiff may have carried into the start of the trial. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 To ensure the result stood up to scrutiny, the DS's charging port was sealed before departure, and Verstaen carried two GPS trackers during the ride. — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026 Capone, in a green suit, reportedly smiled, perhaps not yet realizing those counts carried a maximum sentence of 17 years. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026 By 1776, nearly 200 offenses carried a possible death sentence in England. — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 For several quarters now, Saucony, along with its sister brand Merrell, have carried much of the success of its parent company Wolverine Worldwide. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 In Moore’s case, though, the contents of those boxes carried a different weight. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Video of the incident obtained by CBS News Baltimore showed one student being picked up, carried and dragged by other boys inside the locker room. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 The game is airing on Disney’s broadcast network ABC, which last carried the game in 2006, and on ESPN and the ESPN app. — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

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Verb

However, with five minutes left in regulation and Penn State threatening to score, Becht was hauled down while scrambling and fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Michigan.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
After a brief exchange, officers hauled him into a police vehicle and drove away.

— Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of hauled

Verb

Although the mattress developed some minor misshaping after a month of heavy use, Moon still thinks it’s packed with value.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Seeing the ancient Piazza San Michele packed with people, and witnessing those genuine encounters between the cast and the audience.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of packed

Verb

Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan offered an example of how higher oil prices could make voyages through Hormuz commercially worthwhile despite the dangers.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
The shop says Molly is a fixture and offered her other options.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of offered

Verb

Levine praises a call from Israel’s president Levine was recovering Sunday from injuries that included what appeared to be stab wounds in her buttocks, which required stitches.

— Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Clothed safari guides in white hats and suits with fake mustaches greeted the guests, who included Sharon Bush, Peter Thomas Roth, Susan Gutfreund, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Paola Bacchini, Leesa Rowland, and Jacqueline Weld Drake.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of included

Verb

This very serious injury was what was sustained by several riders after riding the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, including two who required emergency brain surgery.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Williams originally sustained the injury late in Chicago’s Week 2 loss to Minnesota, pulling up lame on a fourth-quarter scramble toward the end zone before being carted off in visible tears.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of sustained

Verb

Lawmakers were surprised to learn that nearly 1,700 state employees in all departments were paid more than $50,000 in overtime alone, while nearly 2,600 employees earned more than $40,000 in overtime in addition to their salaries.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Their primary race is still regarded as a historic political earthquake, but, in the final tally, Ocasio-Cortez earned fewer than seventeen thousand votes.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of earned

Verb

The vegetables’ changing moisture, texture and shape also meant no two instruments behaved exactly alike.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2026
The company has since disclosed several additional incidents where its models behaved in unintended ways, prompting industry researchers and government officials to call for additional oversight.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of behaved

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An additional woman, 61, was hospitalized for medical complications unrelated to traumatic injuries, bringing the total number transported to 11.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The truck driver was not injured and remained on scene, while the rider was transported to Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital and pronounced deceased.

— Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026