RECEIVED Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ri-ˈsēvd

Definition of received

as in prevailing

held by or applicable to a majority of the people traditionally the received opinion was that, in the event of a divorce, the mother should get custody of the children

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verb

past tense of receive

as in admitted

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to a top law-school grad who was received by the firm with open arms

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Recent Examples of received

Adjective

This is the creative logic of the algorithm, recording the received wisdom, the likes and dislikes, and spitting out more of the same. — David S. Wallace, New Yorker, 16 May 2026 The received wisdom was that the Premier League would have three, possibly four, of its six representatives in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026

Verb

Three Wisconsin voters received checks from Musk, including two who got them in person at the Green Bay rally. — Scott Bauer, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Reed won the Masters in 2018 and received honorary life membership on the European tour, a courtesy once offered major champions. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for received

Recent Examples of Synonyms for received

Adjective

The group noted the projection was revised upward from an earlier estimate owing to an additional year in the budget window and higher prevailing interest rates.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Likewise, prevailing concepts of Hamlet at the time cast the prince as a wan and melancholic, leading critics to bristle at Bernhardt’s energy.

— Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of prevailing

Adjective

With Robertson in the lineup heading into training camp, general manager Jim Nill now has some options.

— Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 22 July 2026
With multiple companies able to utilize general intelligence similarly, what will differentiate your firm from another will be the ability of your model to understand the work that needs to be done.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of general

Verb

The firefighters entered the apartment and found the woman unconscious and unresponsive.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
The Royals entered Thursday’s round of games across the majors tied for most walk-off losses this year, alongside the Los Angeles Angels and San Francisco Giants.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Definition of entered

Adjective

For more than a decade, India’s leader Narendra Modi has seemed politically unassailable, presiding over a government that has outmaneuvered opponents, dominated public discourse and squeezed the space for dissent in the world’s biggest democracy.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
If a person is charged in the case, Becchina said, their identify and the charges will become public.

— Eric Adler July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

Definition of public

Verb

The move is a shift for a district that brought all leasing in-house in November 2020, shortly after Ed and Sasha Bass took sole ownership.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
While the offense took a bit to come around, Mack was always doing his thing behind the plate.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

Definition of took

Adjective

This may not affect the person’s overall testosterone levels and sperm counts, as the uninjured testicle may be able to compensate.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
At Airbus’s facilities, engineers will carry out aircraft-level integration tests focused on validating the overall aircraft design, battery interfaces and energy-management systems.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

Definition of overall

Adjective

Based on data over the past month, the top five most popular models on OpenRouter, a platform that tracks data across AI models, were Chinese.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
The varieties of wine produced in the area, which include Margaux, Sauternes and Médoc, are known as some of the best and most popular in the world.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

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