FORKED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

forked

verb

Definition of forked

past tense of fork

as in parted

to go or move in different directions from a central point the road forks up ahead and you'll want to take the right fork

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Recent Examples of forked Dad forked a bite of roast beef, eyed it, then shoved it in his mouth. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 Chelsea have forked out £236million on Brighton players, the largest sum any Premier League club has spent on signings from another, and all of it since 2022. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 At another, co-founder and musician Nnamdï Ogbonnaya forked over his cover charge via tap-to-pay. — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 In 2004, just months after Mark Zuckerberg created the social media platform, Thiel forked over $500,000 for a 10% stake in the budding company. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Because recycling operates as an industry, its aims are forked. — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026 This, as much as any, may have been the moment when reality forked. — Bryce Covert, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026 There will not be a press release on a Tuesday in late 2027 saying the internet has forked. — Teodor Calin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The joy on their faces when asked about their favorite parts of Messi’s performance was exactly what Jordan and probably many other families who forked over the money and sat through the chaos of the entry process hoped for. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forked

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Next to her, Deary sported the quintessential Gen Z slicked-back ponytail, parted in the middle and bristle-brushed back from the sides of her head.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
For the shoot, Chastain swapped her signature red hair for soft blonde waves parted at the center.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of parted

Verb

Lahn, who was endorsed early in his primary by political committee MAHA Action, has diverged from many of his Republican peers in directly linking polluted water and agrochemicals to Iowa’s cancer crisis.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Lahn, who was endorsed early in his primary by the political committee MAHA Action, has diverged from many of his Republican peers in directly linking polluted water and agrochemicals to Iowa's cancer crisis.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of diverged

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And so the record is divided between tracks that capture the rush of losing yourself in a sea of bodies and the pain of being caught out at last call with no one to return home to.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Yet Perrette and Decker’s meaty roles still leave gaps – slightly lower down the international chain, questions remain over how territories are divided up and who looks after what.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026