Synonyms of barked

barked 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of bark

as in peeled

to remove the natural covering of

barking a tree will probably kill it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peeled
• husked
• shelled
• scaled
• skinned
• shucked
• stripped
• exposed
• flayed
• bared
• denuded
• hulled
• pared

barked

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shouted
• snarled
• yelled
• screamed
• snapped
• growled
• shrieked
• grumbled
• roared
• sputtered
• ranted
• raged
• raved
• fulminated
• exploded
• vituperated
• stormed
• vented
• flipped (out)
• teed off
• flared (up)
• blew up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calmed (down)
• simmered down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of barked

Verb

The upstairs neighbors had two mastiffs who were left home all day and who barked incessantly and scratched at the floor of their kennel. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

After the top of the ninth, Orioles reliever Cam Sanders barked at the Red Sox dugout, leading Ceddanne Rafaela and Jarren Duran to shout back from the top step, but nothing more transpired. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Mike Vrabel barked out instruction during a situational period working end-of-half plays, including one Hail Mary. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Her dog barked, and Vera went to say hello, scratching the mutt between the ears. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026

When The Times knocked on the door of the home Yeager had hoped to rent — days after Yeager had been told the tenants would be moving out — a dog immediately barked. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Two hikers are facing charges after their off-leash dog repeatedly ran toward and barked at a grizzly bear during an encounter in Banff National Park. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Outside, the guards were often genial and chatty; inside, visitors were treated as objects of suspicion, barked at and insulted. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Days or weeks passed, but then the dog barked, the mail carrier tramped onto the porch, the mailbox clattered. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026