POKED Synonyms: 180 Similar and Opposite Words

poked

verb

past tense of poke

as in protruded

to extend outward beyond a usual point saw his head poking through the window

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as in interfered

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern told him to stop poking into other people's business

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as in lingered

to move or act slowly just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much

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as in dragged

to move slowly they were just poking along home

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Recent Examples of poked Already poked, the league bear hasn’t exactly gone into hibernation, either. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Bellingham poked in Gordon's cross midway through the first half. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 George Lombard singled in a run, Jazz Chisholm poked one through the right side, Trent Grisham got a bunt down for a hit, knocking Crochet out of the game without getting an out. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Gray-green eyes poked up from its small, round shell, which was the color of sand, and its legs made a soft, scuttling sound. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Flip and continue to cook until the flesh begins to flake when poked with a fork, 1 to 2 minutes. — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026 The dog’s ribs poked out, her skin was irritated and red, and patches of fur were missing — a possible sign of mange. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 In between, Arsenal had plenty of attacking joy, particularly when the slick positional rotations of their right flank poked at the weak spot on the left of Chelsea’s defence. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Much of his work has poked at the idiosyncrasies and absurdities of modern business, some of it toeing the line between documentary and fiction. — Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

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The semiaquatic predator’s eyes would have also protruded from the skull, similar to the Indian gharial, because the eye sockets were raised like a telescope, Burke added.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
The stranger’s hollow cheeks, his dark eyes, whose lashes always appeared wet, the bony shoulders that protruded from the singlet Chee Meng had lent him—all of it frightened Shawn.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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He was supposed to be one-on-one with Reigns before Jimmy Uso interfered and cost him the title.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The robot had to remove the lid, pick up the banana and place it on the plate, while adjusting its actions if a person interfered or an attempt failed.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of interfered

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In May 2025, after Williams shut off the water in a cell, 10 inmates removed a toilet, crawled through a gap in the wall and scaled a fence out of the jail.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
In real-world tests, the hand crawled across 14 different surfaces including smooth floors, metal grates, grass, and gravel.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2026