ANNEALED Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in tempered

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verb

past tense of anneal

as in hardened

to make stronger (as through hardship) She was annealed by the tragedies of her childhood.

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Adjective

His comments are in stark contrast to some of the more tempered statements corporate CEOs have made about AI replacing human employees.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Councilmember Jose Preciado took a more tempered view on the state’s position, and said the financing question should be separated from broader concerns about the project’s design.

— Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026

Definition of tempered

Verb

The early search web was an experimental stage where the rules had not hardened, and the feedback loop between publishers and engines was still manageable and easier to test and interpret.

— Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
King has been hardened by years on the streets and Etna seems traumatized having endured mass violence, left an isolated refugee after nearly all the humans and dogs in his unit perish.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of hardened

Verb

These same advantages have strengthened Washington’s ability to shape global legal norms.

— Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
In 2023, Anduril expanded into rocket propulsion with the acquisition of Adranos and strengthened its aircraft capabilities by acquiring Blue Force Technologies, whose designs became the basis for the Fury autonomous fighter aircraft.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of strengthened

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The decision comes on the heels of a trade deadline in which Pittsburgh, seeking to end a decade-long playoff drought, fortified its leaky bullpen with a series of moves, including acquiring prominent reliever Luke Weaver from the New York Mets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Identify fortified non-dairy substitutions for milk and yogurt.

— PubSubHub User, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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