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

However, with the area around the stadium under the control of armed gangs for the last two years, the team has not been able to hold matches inside. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026 Rwanda’s government consistently denies backing armed groups in Congo. — ABC News, 13 Nov. 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

The series follows survivors living at a fortified prepper compound in the Rocky Mountains known as The Homestead after a nuclear attack on LA plunges the country into chaos.

— Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Written by Enzo Mileti & Scott Wilson, the film follows two Chicago cops-turned-contractors who track a runaway thief to a remote and fortified township in Sacrament, UT.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of fortified

Verb

Organizers said 225 boxes of Thanksgiving groceries were prepared, each containing a 12-pound turkey and traditional holiday sides, with enough food to feed a family of 10.

— Camila Fernandez, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2026
Big Blue Nation has already had to endure a scare against James Madison and a 20-point beatdown at the hands of the Kansas Jayhawks, but nothing could have prepared these Wildcat fans for what was to come in Rupp Arena against an 0-3 NAU squad.

— Austin Perry, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2026

Definition of prepared

Adjective

Why a 'partial yield' works so quickly When your partner confronts you, some part of them is preemptively braced for the effort of convincing you.

— Mark Travers, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
Ahead of the weekend, the drivers seemed braced for chaos because of the track’s high-speed stretches, tight corners, and narrow surface.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of braced

Verb

Early this month, the Miami Herald hitched a ride aboard the Doyle, a 154-foot fast-response cutter, one of five such ships assigned to Coast Guard Sector San Juan.

— Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
But once in Korea, the friends would be assigned to different battalions and see each other only occasionally in rear areas, Foley says.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of assigned

Adjective

Bountiful seafood pastas are the specialty, but do save some space here or elsewhere for a dessert of po’e, a sweet, dense sponge cake made from mashed ripe bananas.

— Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
The infants would be able to feed to their stomachs’ content on the increasingly ripe meat without getting close to finishing the entire spread laid before them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of ripe

Verb

Any veal raised or sold in California must now come from calves allotted at least 43 square feet of living space each.

— Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 11 Nov. 2026
Based on the percentage of votes cast, each party is then allotted a certain number of representatives in the Knesset.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of allotted

Verb

Graf allocated 105 days for the trial, beginning with jury selection on June 21, 2028.

— Hannah Schoenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
In Europe, ambitious projects increasingly get financed through multi-territory co-productions, with the budget raised from several countries and production spending allocated accordingly.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026