DOCTORED Synonyms: 204 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in adulterated

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verb

past tense of doctor

as in treated

to give medical treatment to a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again

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as in repaired

to put into good shape or working order again spends his spare time doctoring old clocks

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as in adjusted

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation slightly doctored his standard campaign speech for a collegiate audience

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misadjusted

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The Missouri researcher has captured and analyzed hundreds of thousands of trail-camera images over the years, with many of the best shots coming at scrapes doctored with a variety of scents and lures. — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026 The suit says Her displayed doctored, sexualized photos of Henry and other officers, including in Henry's own office, and drove unannounced to a golf simulator in Woodbury where Henry was spending personal time. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Sometime later, this was doctored to include a blurry shoe in his hand (keep in mind this was back when Photoshop was an actual photo shop). — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026 Thieves found his heating bill in a collection box, doctored the check and cashed it for $25,000. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 The combination of arrogance and doctored intelligence that led the United States and its allies into the 2003 Iraq War is almost made for Hollywood. — David Faris, TheWeek, 27 July 2026 This murky pour is decidedly brown and so heavily doctored with vitamin C and pectin that the flavor of pineapple is barely detectable. — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 20 July 2026 The fake image claimed the official Nintendo names for the blocks were Orange Ricky, Blue Ricky, Cleveland Z, Rhode Island Z, Hero, Teewee, and Smashboy — but the image had been doctored. — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026 On the negative side, doctored recruiting film is also becoming a thing. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 1 May 2026

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Navarro, who pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy in August, was sentenced Friday in Manhattan by federal Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil for being part of a conspiracy to distribute and administer adulterated and misbranded drugs for racehorses.

— Stephen Edelson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2021

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She was treated at hospitals in Ramallah and Israel for lacerations across her body, a broken rib and four broken vertebrae.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Musk has repeatedly treated the sports car as a lower priority than Tesla’s other projects, while also blaming supply chain shortages for earlier delays.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

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The museum confirmed the incident occurred on October 4 but found no signs to explain how a three-hundred-year-old bowl could have fallen onto a box below, breaking both objects, which are now being repaired.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
That preparation became even more important when the ice machine at his postal station stopped working and was not repaired, Carla Gates said.

— Ginger Allen, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of repaired

Adjective

If pressure, temperature, flow or level moves away from its set point, the controller adjusts a valve, heater, pump or another manipulated variable.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
What emerged was a startling portrait of manipulated devotion that culminated in Jeffs' 2006 arrest by the FBI.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of manipulated

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The visitor area of Federal Prison Camp Bryan, where Fielder and Holmes would meet, had to be reconstructed essentially from memory.

— Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
From these fragments of intelligence, scientists reconstructed journeys that took place largely beyond their view.

— Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reconstructed

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The Austen classic has been adapted for the big screen numerous times, though the most notable one being the 1995 film starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet, which was both a critical and commercial hit.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Chaparral are adapted to fire every 30 to 130 years — not every eight.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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