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adjective (1)

ˈpēkt How to pronounce peaked (audio)
Definition of peakednext
as in pointed
tapering to a thin tip the church's peaked spire is a prominent feature of the town's skyline

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peaked

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adjective (2)

ˈpē-kəd How to pronounce peaked (audio)
1
as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color you probably should go home, as you're looking awfully peaked

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as in sick
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body I'm feeling a little peaked, so I'm going to lie down

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peaked

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verb

past tense of peak
as in surged

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Recent Examples of peaked
Adjective
In total, there are three bedrooms and two bathrooms, with the primary bedroom featuring soaring, peaked ceilings. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 May 2026 First, egg whites are whisked carefully to make a stiff-peaked meringue. — Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
Crowell’s version peaked in intensity at the bridge and then dropped in volume by the end; Schwarz beefed up the back end, keeping the energy at peak volume to the very finish. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025 Having probably peaked in late 2024, the sun is now thought to be on the wane, but as well as yet to be proven (there may be a double peak), the finest aurora displays often occur in the few years after solar maximum. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for peaked
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peaked
  1. pointed
  2. pallid
  3. sick
  4. increased
  5. tipped
  6. pale
  7. poorly
  8. proliferated
Adjective
  • Thiel was even more pointed about the pope, suggesting Leo’s focus on AI is a distraction from the Catholic Church’s legacy of abuse.
    — Sasha Tuddenham, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Hosted by comedian and cerebral palsy advocate Tina Friml, the ceremony took place at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, combining humor with pointed calls for the film and television industry to invest more in recruiting disabled talent.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of pointed
Adjective
  • The pallid grayness of Mike Eley’s cinematography is probably supposed to mimic the finality of HIV/AIDS taking hold, but there’s no passion aesthetically to counterbalance what becomes absolute misery onscreen to watch.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Young people in particular have soured on the technology over the last year, a development that may at least partially be explained by a pallid entry-level job market.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pallid
Adjective
  • The goats’ dire situation first came to light when a former dairy employee raised concerns after witnessing emaciated and sick animals on the property, the former employee told the Idaho Statesman last year.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026
  • What’s interesting is that Conan Doyle got sick of writing Sherlock Holmes.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sick
Verb
  • She's increased the amount of people in the league office which has helped the overall growth of the WNBA.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Containment on the Bryson fire, which has scorched 147 acres near Encinal Canyon Road since igniting on Thursday, increased to 52% Saturday morning.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of increased
Adjective
  • Lawrence completed 19 of 29 passes for 182 yards, with an interception on a tipped pass.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • First, Wheaton North’s Johnny Clayton intercepted a tipped pass, but the offense couldn’t move the ball, and the subsequent punt was blocked by Clark Jensen.
    — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of tipped
Adjective
  • But most visitors were gathered around one explosively colorful painting in swirling shades of light and dark blue, bottle green, and pale gold.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the surrounding sky darkens, increasing the contrast until the pale daytime moon seems to switch on at dusk and grow increasingly brilliant.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of pale
Adjective
  • For however poorly things are going — and the bad tone set by the starters has leaked into some defensive lapses and some pressing at the plate — the Padres got themselves into a really favorable position before this.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This involves having a poorly or non-functioning colon and is not usually reversible.
    — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
Definition of poorly
Verb
  • The Michelangelo virus, which proliferated in the nineties and was programmed to attack on Michelangelo’s birthday, had destroyed his hard drive.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But as lawsuits proliferated and California judges expanded the law’s reach, Republican lawmakers began seeking to try and reign CEQA in.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Peaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaked. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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