NICKED Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

nicked

verb

past tense of nick, British slang

as in stole

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep that lorry was a piece of rubbish, I don't know why anyone would want to nick it

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as in arrested

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law a petty thief who was always getting nicked for picking the pockets of tourists outside Buckingham Palace

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Recent Examples of nicked Six innings of brilliance, 15 batters in a row retired at one point, only one three-ball count in the first five innings, two allowed hits, seven strikeouts, two walks and only nicked by a Sean Murphy homer. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Jalen Dupree was nicked up in practice during the week and was not fully healthy Saturday, according to Leipold. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026 And then someone gets nicked up, and no one has experience besides your starting five. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026 But sometimes the straw suction didn’t engage, which nicked off points in the long run. — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026 Ebadot dismissed Alex Carey (19) after lunch and Taskin bowled Webster (12) before Cummins (9) and Starc (1) both nicked off to Hasan before the tea interval. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Some of those changeups nearly nicked the bottom of the zone, but most were uncompetitive. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026 However, surgeons accidentally nicked her aorta — the largest blood vessel in the body — during her operation. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026 And yet, the South Americans nearly nicked a goal before Ferran Torres’ winner. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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Deputies said that the men stole roughly $3,330 worth of diesel as fuel prices reached all-time highs.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Her boyfriend Tom Arnold becomes a writer/producer and complains that someone there stole his love letters and sold out his steamy relationship with Roseanne to the National Enquirer.

— Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of stole

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Agents arrested four people, including the property owner, and arrested a fifth the next day, according to previous Statesman reporting.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
Among the 105 people who were ultimately arrested, 75 are believed to have been deported to their home countries, according to local media, and 26 were released from ICE custody after their lawyers filed habeas corpus petitions.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

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The thefts attracted attention in September partly because of how easily the artworks appeared to have been swiped.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Just moments prior, Link had swiped some of Jo’s old pain meds as his addiction issues seem to only be getting bigger.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of swiped

Verb

The latest conflict between the Saudis and the Houthis began last month after the rebels seized key areas along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical waterway for oil shipments.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Another Renoir, a Cézanne and a Matisse were taken from the Magnani Rocca Foundation near Parma, Italy, in March (and also later recovered), while four Renaissance paintings by Antonello da Messina were seized from a Sicilian museum in August.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of seized

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Durham was later apprehended and served time in prison for the crime, but not before selling the paintings to a notorious crime boss who was later found in possession of the art.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Two detainees held at Florida's Deportation Depot west of Jacksonville were released by mistake over the weekend and later apprehended and returned to the detention facility, officials have confirmed.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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