SCORED Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

scored

verb

past tense of score

as in filed

to mark with or as if with a line or groove the glassblower scored the glass rod first so that it would break cleanly

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as in won

to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points he scored the winning goal in the final minute of play

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lost

as in achieved

to obtain (as a goal) through effort finally scored a good job after years of hard work

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as in scolded

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately

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Recent Examples of scored Minteh, 22, who is out for around two months after having surgery on his right leg, scored three goals and provided four assists in 34 Premier League matches last season. — James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Bad Bunny and several other artists scored a major win in a copyright lawsuit against them, with a federal judge reversing a previous decision that allowed the case to proceed toward trial. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 There’s Angel Saunders, who covers everything under the sun for our digital night team, and there’s Jack Irvin, whose music expertise has scored PEOPLE interviews with some of the coolest up-and-coming musicians. — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 Ben Rice singled in the third, went to third on Bellinger’s single and scored on García’s double-play grounder for a 4-0 advantage. — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Vodnik was immediately called for a balk, and Jensen scored from third base. — Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 The customer's voice is never analysed, scored or used to identify anyone. — Vivek Thomas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Diaz tacked on an RBI single in the ninth off rookie Bradley Hanner as the Astros scored six runs against New York's bullpen. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

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That warrant was later recalled after a Court of Appeals judge determined the former governor had filed to have Johnson removed from the case before her warrant was issued.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
After the sentencing, Donna’s legal team filed a notice of appeal, per the Tallahassee Democrat.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

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Antioch’s defensive line — senior Willie Hamilton and Harrison Victor and junior Camryn Mowery — won the trenches the rest of the way.

— Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
The project won the top prize at Guangxi’s provincial science and technology awards on August 24.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

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While 56% of retail leaders are confident that agentic AI initiatives will deliver quantifiable outcomes within the next 12 months, only 17% say their organization has achieved widespread, sustained business value across the enterprise.

— Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Beijing aims to transform the region into a high-altitude green energy powerhouse, with projects that include a $168 billion megadam, currently under construction, that could stretch the limits of what human engineering has achieved.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

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In fact, during testing, the handheld triggered nostalgic memories of playing Final Fantasy Legend and Mario Land 2 on long car rides to my grandparents' house, but without the eye strain and being scolded for playing in the dark as the sun set.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
For over a year, the White House has scolded and threatened the Smithsonian.

— Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

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After the Philippines attained independence, in 1946, with the country’s economy constricted from more than three centuries of colonization, a diaspora spread around the world.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
The Tennessee singer-songwriter, actor, and philanthropist hailed from a vanishing class, a 20th-century monocultural phenomenon who attained a household-name status that never lost its luster.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

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Luann patiently attempts to explain that the women don’t like being lectured to about their business affairs, only for Vicki to abruptly answer a phone call mid-conversation.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
We’re also lectured early on that Cole is a chess master, but his alleged intelligence never pays off.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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