REHEARSED Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in prepared

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rehearsed

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verb

past tense of rehearse

as in practiced

to do over and over so as to become skilled the orchestra rehearsed the symphony until they finally got it to the conductor's satisfaction

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as in described

to give an oral or written account of in some detail wrote a letter to the management rehearsing in lurid detail our terrible stay at their hotel

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as in repeated

to say or state again rehearsed her story about why she was late as she walked into the meeting

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as in recited

to specify one after another rehearsed the list of things he wanted for his birthday so that there would be no doubt in my mind

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Recent Examples of rehearsed

Adjective

Those closest to her, including Carl Dean, her husband of nearly sixty years, presumably knew some other Dolly, less rehearsed and likely deeper. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 And the deeper twist is that, for decades, even when the machines failed, humans often did, too—coming across as mechanical, rehearsed or generic. — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025

Verb

Throughout the summer, the students rehearsed pieces in languages including Latin and German for Sing for Gold 2026, the World Choral Cup, scheduled for October. — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Then, the set piece is rehearsed with stunt doubles to work out any issues before the actors come in for their own rehearsal. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 Service that feels warm without being intrusive, attentive without ever appearing rehearsed. — Guy Bigiaoui, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 Chris Lindstrom didn’t have any lines rehearsed or even a direction planned for his pregame speech when the Falcons surrounded him shortly before kickoff Thursday night at Lambeau Field. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Used thoughtfully, these questions can prompt genuine reflection and uncover qualities that rehearsed answers won’t surface. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Keyboardist Ricky Tepperberg, who has rehearsed in the building for 30 years with the High Times Cannabis Cup Band and backed artists from Rita Marley to Robin Thicke, first made his way to a session there in 1985. — Gabe Kirchheimer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026 But Liam, who has barely rehearsed, grows under the spotlight. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026 More than a year after the band fired, briefly reinstated and then fired its longtime drummer again, frontman Roger Daltrey says Starkey has rehearsed with the group for a possible return to the stage in Europe. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearsed

Adjective

Persist toward Ithaca, but be prepared to correct your course as the winds and circumstances change.

— Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
In her first and only press briefing on Tuesday, a visibly nervous Zacharia spoke from prepared remarks for about 10 minutes before taking questions from just three outlets — Breitbart, Fox News and the Daily Mail — for another five.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of prepared

Verb

We grow practiced at defending art by describing its return on investment.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Before taking its first real steps, PhoneBot practiced in a virtual world using reinforcement learning – essentially trial and error with a scorecard.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of practiced

Verb

Roger Davis, who manages the airborne strategic command and communications program, described the delivery as an important milestone.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Levine described being overtaken by a group of attackers, hit and knocked to the ground.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of described

Verb

When isolated issues in other states occur, even if proved untrue, the intense and repeated national media attention on them shakes voter confidence here at home.

— Heather LaMarre, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
The researchers repeated this process dozens of times for both the cysteine and zinc proteases.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeated

Verb

In Lima, Peruvians crossed themselves and recited the rosary before a life-size silicone statue of the pontiff outside a church.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
The operation got underway as medical staff recited the Rosary prayer in the hospital chapel Tuesday evening.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of recited

Adjective

Prosecutors say Lavi Pham and James Salerno, middle-school friends who are now co-defendants, should be convicted of first-degree murder, felony murder by rape and premeditated murder, as well as first-degree kidnapping and concealing a death.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
In 1842, the appellate court reduced the offense from a premeditated breach of duty to a negligent one, acquitted Ebel of founding a sect, and quashed his confinement.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of premeditated

Verb

Estefanía Mondragón, executive director of PODER of Idaho told the crowd to expect at least 12 more immigration bills in next year’s legislative session.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
Weeks before the shootdown, the spies allegedly reported on the naval airbase in Key West and were told to transmit Brothers to the Rescue flight data back to the Cuban authorities.

— Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of told

Verb

None of the stores surveyed by WWD listed Calvin Klein among their favorite collections during the recent New York Fashion Week.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
That 400-acre farm near Barnard, initially listed for $29 million, is now priced at $25 million.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

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