Synonyms of canned

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canned 1 of 2

adjective

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1

as in imitative

using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model

there's a canned quality to the screenplay that reminds you of countless other action movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imitative
• copied
• imitation
• mock
• formulaic
• unoriginal
• mimic
• misleading
• emulative
• false
• cribbed
• plagiarized
• substitute
• deceptive
• synthetic
• simulated
• fraudulent
• fake
• artificial
• reproduced
• duplicated
• mimetic
• slavish
• apish
• epigonic
• epigonous
• photocopied
• transcribed
• bogus
• forged
• uninspired
• sham
• counterfeit
• backup
• routine
• factitious
• reduplicated
• perfunctory
• man-made
• cut-and-dry
• cut-and-dried

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• original
• legitimate
• authentic
• bona fide
• real
• true
• natural
• genuine
• classic
• archetypical
• archetypal
• ideal
• model

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• original
• legitimate
• authentic
• bona fide
• real
• true
• natural
• genuine
• classic
• archetypical
• archetypal
• ideal
• model

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2

as in fried

slang being under the influence of alcohol

Driving home on New Year's Eve, she worried about other drivers who might be canned.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fried
• drunk
• drunken
• wet
• wasted
• pickled
• stewed
• impaired
• loaded
• gassed
• bombed
• plastered
• blind
• potted
• juiced
• lit
• looped
• soused
• tanked
• ripped
• crocked
• stoned
• smashed
• hammered
• blasted
• under the influence
• blitzed
• sloshed
• boozy
• oiled
• inebriated
• stiff
• tipsy
• inebriate
• blotto
• intoxicated
• alcoholic
• lit up
• besotted
• stinking
• wiped out
• squiffed
• under the weather
• high
• sozzled
• cockeyed
• tight
• three sheets to the wind
• sottish
• tiddly
• in the bag
• pie-eyed
• three sheets in the wind
• maudlin
• in one's cups
• squiffy
• strung out
• beery
• dopey
• befuddled
• rocky
• stupefied
• dissipated
• crapulous
• debauched
• dopy
• dissolute
• bibulous
• dipsomaniacal
• bleary-eyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• straight
• sober
• temperate
• steady
• cool
• level
• abstemious
• abstinent
• teetotal
• clearheaded

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• dry
• straight
• sober
• temperate
• steady
• cool
• level
• abstemious
• abstinent
• teetotal
• clearheaded

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canned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of can

1

as in stopped

slang to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

can the chatter, or I'm kicking you out of this library

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopped
• ceased
• ended
• quit
• halted
• discontinued
• delayed
• suspended
• laid off
• dropped
• finished
• suspended
• left off
• quitted
• shut off
• cut off
• cut out
• concluded
• broke off
• called
• knocked off
• stemmed
• broke up
• put the kibosh on
• packed (up or in)
• gave over
• had done with
• completed
• ruined
• squashed
• squelched
• aborted
• blocked
• broke
• desisted (from)
• deactivated
• held back
• checked
• suppressed
• kiboshed
• stayed
• stamped
• stunted
• paused
• destroyed
• turned back
• held
• scuttled
• clamped down
• dammed
• dissolved
• obstructed
• hindered
• demolished
• killed
• closed (down)
• snuffed
• blockaded
• impeded
• abolished
• detained
• arrested
• braked
• reined (in)
• annulled
• staunched
• stanched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• kept up
• advanced
• proceeded
• progressed
• ran on
• carried on
• stirred
• followed through (with)
• actuated
• propelled
• drove
• impelled

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• continued
• kept up
• advanced
• proceeded
• progressed
• ran on
• carried on
• stirred
• followed through (with)
• actuated
• propelled
• drove
• impelled

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2

as in dismissed

to let go from office, service, or employment

the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• removed
• sacked
• retired
• fired
• released
• axed
• terminated
• mustered out
• cashiered
• sent packing
• discharged
• downsized
• pink-slipped
• turned off
• bounced
• laid off
• trimmed
• showed (someone) the door
• kicked out
• excessed
• furloughed
• separated
• threw out
• unseated
• chucked (out)
• booted (out)
• drummed (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employed
• hired
• retained
• kept
• engaged
• signed (up or on)
• rehired
• took on
• contracted
• reemployed
• subcontracted
• recruited
• re-employed

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• employed
• hired
• retained
• kept
• engaged
• signed (up or on)
• rehired
• took on
• contracted
• reemployed
• subcontracted
• recruited
• re-employed

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