Synonyms of actuated

actuated

verb

past tense of actuate

1

as in activated

to cause to function

a light actuated by a motion detector

the alarm system actuates the door locks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• activated
• triggered
• sparked
• drove
• powered
• moved
• generated
• fueled
• started
• ignited
• set off
• provoked
• turned on
• pushed
• cranked (up)
• touched off
• charged
• ran
• electrified
• fired
• stimulated
• energized
• launched
• switched
• released
• discharged
• turned over
• reactivated
• aroused
• tripped
• kicked over
• recharged
• incited
• instigated
• excited
• accelerated
• quickened
• stirred up
• vitalized
• catalyzed
• sped (up)
• stepped up
• jump-started
• kick-started

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• cut
• shut off
• cut out
• stopped
• turned off
• checked
• arrested
• stuck
• halted
• cut off
• deactivated
• jammed
• stalled
• suppressed
• drew up
• slowed
• repressed
• braked
• stunted
• decelerated

2

as in moved

to set or keep in motion

hearing depends on sound vibrations that actuate the complex mechanism of that sensory organ, the ear

Synonyms & Similar Words

• activated
• moved
• drove
• propelled
• impelled
• worked
• triggered
• stimulated
• motivated
• provoked
• raised
• stirred (up)
• whipped (up)
• set off
• inspired
• incited
• abetted
• roused
• fermented
• aroused
• fired (up)
• instigated
• tripped
• fomented
• excited
• galvanized
• inflamed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• controlled
• contained
• regulated
• constrained
• restrained
• checked
• inhibited
• curbed
• bridled
• reined (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of actuated

Hundreds of laymen, actuated solely by idle curiosity, received little more than a crick in the neck for their pains. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Each of the twenty-four flutes was actuated with a pair of wooden lips capable of the subtle modulation achieved with a human mouth. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

But every function is going to be electronically actuated, every display is simulated on a screen … just like every Honda and Hyundai. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 3 June 2026

Each is separately spring-loaded, depressing four millimeters at most (though they can be actuated with as little as two millimeters of travel) before bouncing back with a confirming click. — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026

The two chambers of the soft, pneumatic finger are actuated manually, using two large syringes filled with air. — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2022