BARKED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

past tense of bark

as in peeled

to remove the natural covering of barking a tree will probably kill it

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verb (2)

past tense of bark

as in shouted

to speak sharply or irritably the new supervisor found that speaking to people with a civil tongue got better results than barking at them

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Body cam video from the officer shows the large dog, wearing a Knicks T-shirt, barked loudly at police when Marseille first opened her door. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 So Max Muncy, Mookie Betts and Miguel Rojas took their typical spots in the Los Angeles Dodgers infield and barked out situations ahead of the team’s 50th win of the season. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 24 June 2026 The department said the dog then emerged from the apartment, barked and charged toward an officer. — City News Service, Daily News, 20 June 2026 That came after he was pulled in Game 4 and barked at his bench before heading down the tunnel. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 Pavia barked back at critics during the Senior Bowl in January regarding his height. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 With his back against the wall sooner than anyone in the NBA expected, the first-year coach barked back at the notion that Jokic, Murray and the Nuggets don’t want this enough. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026 Two soldiers, hands in the air, surrendering and carefully following the orders barked at them by the other side. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 Counting every hour, every day until— Somewhere beyond the bar, a dog barked. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for barked

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Fruits and vegetables that are cut, peeled, or cooked should be refrigerated as soon as possible, within two hours, according to the CDC.

— Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 13 July 2026
During his winter drives up Interstate 80 toward Lake Tahoe, Sean Bigley keeps his eyes peeled.

— Corey Schmidt July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of peeled

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Some shouted out cult classics like Possession (1981), in which Neill provided the ballast that allowed his co-star Isabelle Adjani the chance to dive headfirst into the deep end, or the Hitchcock thriller on a boat Dead Calm (1989).

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
Thornton, the only starter in double figures, shouted out the bench, which combined for 52 points.

— Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of shouted

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Fans inside the stadium and at watch parties across the nation yelled at the screens.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Civalli, who was at the center of a scuffle in the fourth inning, yelled at Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras after striking him out, causing the benches to clear.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of yelled

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One passenger, identified only as Christina, told Thessaloniki radio that passengers panicked and screamed and that one passenger was partially sucked out of the window.

— Costas Kantouris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
There was no pomp and circumstance by Haaland, though his teammates screamed and jumped on his back.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of screamed

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The lone goal allowed by goalkeeper Unai Simón was in the quarterfinal game against Belgium that snapped his World Cup record of 650 scoreless minutes.

— STEPHEN HAWKINS, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
The New York Yankees snapped Jose Contreras’ winning streak at 17 decisions with a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of snapped

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Jack White, who growled and grinded as the singer/guitarist of the White Stripes and has since positioned himself as a primal rock god on his own, is showing a new side as a sculptor with a show opening in a London gallery run by none other than Damien Hirst.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
Mira growled into her watch, excitedly.

— Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of growled

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