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

Massachusetts should establish a statewide best practice certification program for every unarmed and armed security guard as other states have successfully done. — Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Northern Togo has been plagued in recent years by attacks from armed groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 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

By the end of 1760, the Maratha army established a fortified camp at Panipat, but their position was weakened by disease and shortage of money.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Packets of fortified peanut paste that cost less than a dollar each can bring a malnourished child back from the brink of death within weeks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of fortified

Verb

Ford said in an interview published Monday that Canada should be prepared to cut off electricity exports to the United States if the trade war worsens, putting a potentially powerful weapon on the table.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
While earthquakes are not connected to climate change, the way many cities in earthquake-prone California have prepared for a potential Big One is as an example of what’s possible.

— Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of prepared

Adjective

Some braced for more severe weather still ahead, as meteorologists warned Thursday that Indianapolis faced the greatest threats of storms slated to bring heavy rain to the Midwest throughout the rest of the week.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of braced

Verb

The rule requires election officials to submit each mail voter’s name and address to a new USPS portal, along with unique Intelligent Mail barcodes assigned to the envelopes used to send and return that voter’s ballot.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Such was the case for David Dastmalchian, who was filming 2021’s The Suicide Squad in Panama when the CDS assigned him a new feline companion.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of assigned

Verb

For example, the original plan by the department’s consultant assumed that the park would have access to a sewer main and allotted about $76,000 for a routine sewer connection.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
The retailer expanded the space allotted for Asian food products by about 75% and beefed up offerings of noodles and snacks in the category after sales rose more than 25% in the last year.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of allotted

Verb

Siniaková and Patten, along with a clutch of other top doubles teams, had to come through qualifying, because main-draw entries were allocated by combined singles ranking.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The money was allocated from Supervisor Janet Nguyen's discretionary funds.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026