BOOKED Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

booked

verb

past tense of book

as in reserved

to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use we booked a conference room for the meeting next week

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as in moved

slang to leave a place often for another I'm running late, so I've got to book

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Recent Examples of booked Online jail records showed Parady was booked into the Pasco County Jail following the arrest. —

Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026 Felix Murillo, 25, was booked into Orange County Jail on felony hit-and-run charges. —

Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 13 June 2026 Daly points to tens of thousands of reviews and says complaints now are rare, almost always from someone who booked on location and price without reading what the brand is. —

Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 The 40-year-old sustained injuries to his arms and was treated at a hospital before he was booked on allegations of driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest and being a fugitive from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana State Police said. —

Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 13 June 2026 Sacramento County jail records Saturday morning showed Merritt was booked on suspicion of felony hit-and-run resulting in death or permanent serious injury, felony vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence and misdemeanor driving without a valid license. —

Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026 Cooper, 28, was originally arrested June 4 by Parker police along with his girlfriend, and both were booked into jail early that next morning. —

ABC News, 12 June 2026 The Missouri native later landed a role on Showtime’s Episodes and booked supporting roles in Bride Wars (2009) and Morning Glory (2010). —

Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026 He was booked on suspicion of one count of murder and his bail was set at $2 million, according to jail records. —

Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026

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The Mexican goalkeeper recently confirmed that the 2026 World Cup will be the last of his career with the Mexican national team and likely also as a professional soccer player, thus closing a career that will place him on a list reserved for few names in soccer history.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Jeans, of course, still occupies an important space in most fashion editors' summer wardrobes, though white jeans and light-weight denim make it to the top of the pile while black and gray jeans in more rigid denim are often reserved for nights out at a bar.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 June 2026