FILTERED Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of filtered

as in purified

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verb

past tense of filter

as in strained

to pass through a filter steep the tea and then filter it to get rid of the leaves

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as in refined

to remove usually visible impurities from after frying the chicken, we filtered the oil and kept it in the refrigerator to use again

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Their personal lives are often showcased in a way that’s entirely filtered through the entertainment company’s lens. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Techniques popular in Ukraine and surrounding countries have steadily filtered into the rest of Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with salons all over the world now offering Ukrainian-style manicures. — Lucy Abbersteen, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026 Sunlight filtered through the living room's large window during the mornings, and come nightfall, the vintage stereo system and Bluetooth radio were a total vibe for getting dressed up for dinner with a glass of wine. — Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 Just off Piccadilly and steps from Green Park, the brand’s nature-first mentality translates into living green walls, reclaimed timber, raw stone, and filtered water taps—sustainability being a point of emphasis here. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026 As the early show ended, attendees filtered out of the church as guests waiting in line eagerly anticipated their turn in the nave. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 That kind of patchwork hierarchy has long filtered down throughout the organization. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Every Washington Nationals player filtered into the news conference room at Nationals Park on Friday afternoon, taking their seats among Cade Cavalli’s family, team ownership and staff members. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026 The fish release ammonia through waste, which is filtered to remove solids, and what’s left is nitrates that are pumped into the pond, where the plants absorb them and grow. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026

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Adjective

Scaling remains major challenge Beyond reducing errors, Google’s researchers demonstrated that the purified quantum states could be transferred between two different error-correction methods.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
By 2023, Amazon Web Services was using purified wastewater in 20 data centers.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of purified

Verb

The city has a history of religious coexistence, but the border crisis has strained relations between its Christian and Muslim communities.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Their chitchat is strained by the knowledge that the exchange is transactional.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of strained

Verb

While that’s true, fuel doesn’t power anything until it’s refined.

— Sean Nathaniel, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The success of the original series and its spinoffs has provided ample data to Moonbug, which has refined and honed the programming in the process.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of refined

Adjective

Cringe may be excruciating, but post-cringe would be pure horror.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
This gift box contains eight bars, spanning from 58 to 80% cacao, in flavors like banana foster and green tea crunch for the adventurous and pink sea salt or pure cacao, dates, and vanilla for the purists.

— Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

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Kling teamed with filmmakers including Korean director Kim Sung-su to show how AI might reshape filmmaking, and Forum BIFF screened an AI short by Jia Zhangke.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Rising case rates in women under 50, new federal rules on breast density notification and the uneven rollout of 3D mammography are reshaping when and how women get screened.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of screened

Verb

Their opportunity came during the cross-examination of Elizabeth Riddell, an FBI case manager who had extracted messages and other data from the cellphones of defendants in the case.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Both the driver and semi were taken to the Newton-Azrak Station in Murrieta, where hazardous response specialists extracted the liquid contents from the tank, which tested positive for meth, the release said.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of extracted

Adjective

Because the richest tenth of Americans own nearly 90% of household stock-market wealth, every dollar shifted from paychecks to profit flows almost undiluted to the top.

— Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The closing look circled back to the same idea, but this time the same model carried the bag with a black skirt suit, the most undiluted iteration of Chanel.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026

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