BOLTED Synonyms: 243 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in anchored

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verb

past tense of bolt

as in jumped

to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise) I bolted as I read the winning lottery numbers

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as in raced

to proceed or move quickly the cat bolted for the food dish the minute he spied it

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as in retreated

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening the rabbit bolted when it saw the fox approaching

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as in exclaimed

to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling bolted out the cuss word without thinking

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as in devoured

to swallow or eat greedily the way you bolted those hot dogs, it's no wonder you're feeling a little queasy

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Recent Examples of bolted

Adjective

Sondheimer has bloodied his hands climbing over a fence to exit a bolted stadium. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Unlike standard wheels, which rely solely on air pressure to push the tire against the rim, beadlocks use a bolted outer ring to physically sandwich the tire in place. — New Atlas, 2 June 2026

Verb

Following the win, Smart bolted straight for the visitors section, slinging his visor around in the air while the Georgia fans and Kirby's wife waited to embrace his family. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 And unlike its siblings, the subframe on the T40 is permanently welded to the main frame as opposed to being bolted on. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026 On the very next play, Walker bolted 22 yards for a touchdown and 30-19 lead. — Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026 With third base open, Crews and Abrams bolted, and both slid in safely. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026 Loan origination platforms are even further behind; most AI in mortgage lending today arrives as a third-party add-on bolted onto infrastructure that wasn’t designed for it. — Wesley D. Snow, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Often, the technology arrives as a feature, such as a booking chatbot, a dynamic-pricing engine, or another tool bolted onto the existing structure. — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 For 13 years, the high-precision instrument had been bolted to a rocky outcrop in the hills of western Venezuela, quietly tracking the millimeter-scale movements of the Boconó fault, which was the likely source of the first of the two quakes. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026 Cinelease, founded in 1977, has since bolted on rigging firm C&C Studio Services as well as barricade firm West Coast Fencing to build out its own services unit. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bolted

Adjective

But the message needs to stay anchored to facts the firm can support.

— David Ispiryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Lorenzo’s raft just missed the anchored catamaran, but his father, cousin and aunt weren’t as lucky.

— Susan Young, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of anchored

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The three-time Pro Bowler took the shotgun snap but threw an interception when rookie safety Dillon Thieneman jumped the pass.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Earlier this month, French 10-year bond yields jumped to the highest since 2002, and the premium over equivalent German yields widened to the most since the eurozone debt crisis in 2011.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of jumped

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In Long Beach, with less than two hours before high tide, workers on the Peninsula raced early Sunday morning to build a sand berm stretching westward from 62nd Place.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Both the men’s and women’s Chicago Marathon winners raced to victory in the Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 super shoe on Sunday as the German brand continued to dominate the season.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of raced

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After the physical altercation, both men retreated toward their vehicles after witness Jamie Jedlinsky, 70, reportedly stepped in to defuse the situation.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Shares exploded higher by as much as 211% but retreated from those peaks and are starting to form an interesting baseline.

— Jay Woods, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of retreated

Adjective

There is a punk poetry to that film, an unapologetic spirit that feels so tied to what Araki has done his whole career.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 30 July 2026
Unofficial results for two special elections held Tuesday show the Minnesota House will remain tied heading into the 2026 legislative session.

— Aki Nace, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of tied

Verb

More recently, Jaguar has struggled with leadership turnover and an aging lineup, ending production for most models two years ago while newer rivals like Tesla, Lucid and Porsche sped past.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
The living room and bedrooms faced 96th, a crosstown corridor over which ambulances and police cars sped day and night, their sirens howling.

— Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026