ARMED Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of armed

as in fortified

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verb

past tense of arm

as in prepared

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Recent Examples of armed

Adjective

Ten days after Guthrie was reported missing, the FBI released chilling doorbell camera images of an armed and masked man outside her home on the morning of her disappearance. — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 2 July 2026 As armed drone technology becomes cheaper, more portable and more widely available to conflict parties globally, the number of environments where aid workers face persistent aerial targeting will only grow. — Yuriy Boyechko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Verb

The person opened the door armed with a sword and stabbed a Boston Police officer in the arm and knocked the clinician to the ground, according to police. — Riley Rourke, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for armed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for armed

Adjective

B vitamins are found in foods like meat, fish, eggs, dairy, leafy greens, beans, grains, and fortified cereals.

— Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 30 June 2026
As Bolis explained, Malvasia’s story reaches back to Monemvasia, the fortified Greek coastal town whose name the Venetians shortened to Malvasia.

— Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of fortified

Verb

Attorneys and the judge prepared the jury charge, which contains the instructions for the panel’s deliberations, and the lawyers made their closing arguments on Monday afternoon.

— Star-Telegram staff. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
The Miami Herald has learned that at least one Caribbean country is reportedly prepared to support Persad-Bissessar’s request.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of prepared

Adjective

Then return the arm and leg to the start position while maintaining your braced core, then repeat on the opposite side.

— Jakob Roze, Health, 23 June 2026
The rule went into effect in 2023, requiring owners of these braces to destroy them or register their braced guns with the ATF.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 20 May 2026

Definition of braced

Verb

When the time came for the Southern Living staff to begin the process of combing through 60 years of recipes, we were each randomly assigned a couple of issues from various years.

— Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
The moniker was assigned to Trump by Kurt Andersen and Grayden Carter’s Spy Magazine in 1988 as a sardonic stab at his attention grasping drive.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of assigned

Verb

Global availability is 232 bottles, with 21 allocated to the United States, each with a price tag of $6,530.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
In his final state budget as governor, Gavin Newsom allocated $135 million to provide incentives for new and used EVs.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026