INFIXED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

infixed

verb

past tense of infix

as in engraved

to produce a vivid impression of a puzzling detail that had been infixed in the detective's mind for over a decade

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as in planted

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set a football coach celebrated for infixing in his players an all-consuming will to win

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Most examples were produced with 18-karat rose- or pink-gold cases, engraved 18-karat white-gold mainplates, and leather straps.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026
My Deluxe Corner Suite was the definition of mod Thai chic—all clean lines subtly accented with Thai touches, like a lotus pattern engraved above the bathtub and drapes in Thai silk.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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That same day, the complaint says Alfozan left his bag unattended in another room, and the company's security personnel opened it and found his ID, wallet and another recording device similar to the one planted in the conference room.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Owned by the Tasca D’Almerita family since 1830, the area is planted with wheat, grain, olive trees, and almond trees in addition to native and international grape varieties.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026

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The conservancy is currently working to release a group of ploughshare tortoises bred there after the species was close to extinction because of poaching.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
As a child of parents who bred him to be the next Green Lantern, John knows full well the conflict between conscience and instinct, a ceaseless war that threatens to explode to the surface.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

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An ultrasound may not immediately show where a pregnancy has implanted.

— Dara Kass, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Looking through small microscopes implanted in the mice’s heads, Patel’s team zoomed in on a particular subset of brain cells, called somatostatin neurons, as the animals reacted to the fox urine scent.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

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