PRIED Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

pried 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of pry

as in pulled

to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever it took some effort to pry up the trap door

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as in yanked

to draw out by force or with effort a vain attempt to pry the cork out of a wine bottle

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verb (2)

past tense of pry

as in interfered

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern don't go prying into other people's business

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The latest was on Sunday, when interior doors of the restaurant were forced and pried open and $1,300 was stolen, all while a cleaning crew was inside. — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2026 Across six Premier League seasons in the 1990s, Newcastle pried 12 different players from poorer sides, more than anyone else in that period. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Security video of the early April 9 morning burglary shows three men entered the business through a broken window, smashed the machines with sledge hammers and pried out the boxes while a fourth man acted as lookout, the report said. — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Poole is a top-100 prospect from the Peach State and what makes his commitment to FSU even more impressive is the fact that the Noles pried him away from the home-state Georgia Bulldogs. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Once inside, the suspects smashed video poker machines with a sledgehammer and pried open an ATM, but did not leave with any money. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 30 July 2026 After the Navy shipped out, hurricane-force Aleutian winds pried homes apart. — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 20 July 2026 My sternum was fractured, my rib cage pried open. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 Lonnie has plenty stacked against him, not least of all his own son, who is inching closer to surpassing his status in the golf world — people are even starting to call him the Hawk, a torch that had to have been pried out of his father’s hand. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026

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The Twins pulled even in the second inning on Lee’s RBI single.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
However, entering June, crude prices pulled back significantly, while retail gasoline prices declined at a markedly slower pace.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of pulled

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Olstead yanked the handle to release his parachute and watched the red-white-and-blue fabric unfurl.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
In his view, a prosperous society was teetering on the edge of a meaningful shift toward communitarianism before being yanked back.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

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Charlotte Flair and Chelsea Green both qualified on television, Green over Kiana James and Flair over Nia Jax by disqualification after Jade Cargill interfered.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
One area where the government interfered rather aggressively in the economy concerned the rates and tariffs the railroads charged.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026

Definition of interfered

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Better together Industry analysts, experts and insiders have consistently poked holes in the states' argument that the combination of TV networks would create antitrust issues.

— Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
So too were the buildings, including my hotel, which poked through the seven-foot-high snowbanks, looking like an ancient shipwreck covered in shifting sand.

— Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026

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While Telluride is prized for its intimacy and Toronto for its populist appeal, the value proposition for Venice has always been its star quality.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Plus, the pewter-like hue of tantalum has a certain appeal that can’t be achieved in other materials and it’s also prized for its anti-corrosive properties.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of prized

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But for guests seeking deeper immersion in nature, the wildflower garden with more than 200 plant species looks like it was plucked straight from a fairy tale.

— Brian Cicioni, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026
The Muir swivel chair in oxblood velvet feels plucked out of a Hollywood Regency–style boutique hotel lobby.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

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