Synonyms of carried

carried

verb

past tense of carry

1

as in hauled

to support and take from one place to another

each camper must be able to carry his or her own backpack

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hauled
• transported
• ferried
• brought
• sent
• packed
• conveyed
• bore
• toted
• carted
• delivered
• lugged
• took
• shipped
• transferred
• transmitted
• forwarded
• moved
• removed
• shifted
• fetched
• handed over

2

as in packed

to wear or have on one's person

I always carry a camera with me so as to never miss a great shot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• packed
• bore
• displayed
• exhibited
• showed
• flaunted
• sported
• paraded
• showed off

3

as in offered

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition

all of the television networks will carry the president's speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offered
• presented
• gave
• staged
• performed
• mounted
• showed
• displayed
• exhibited
• exposed
• unveiled
• represented
• came out with
• played
• rendered
• paraded
• enacted
• portrayed
• acted
• depicted
• extended
• tendered
• previewed
• showed off
• dramatized
• proffered
• impersonated

4

as in included

to have as part of a whole

the idea of equality carries with it a number of other concepts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• included
• contained
• involved
• encompassed
• entailed
• embraced
• numbered
• subsumed
• comprised
• received
• comprehended
• had
• incorporated
• possessed
• owned
• took in
• held
• consisted (of)
• admitted
• constituted
• composed
• embodied
• formed
• bracketed
• integrated
• made
• assimilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluded
• omitted
• left (out)
• prevented
• prohibited
• precluded
• refused
• denied
• barred
• banned
• rejected
• eliminated
• missed out
• lost
• excepted
• debarred
• ruled out
• misplaced
• mislaid

5

as in sustained

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

erected a trellis to carry the vine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sustained
• supported
• bolstered
• stayed
• upheld
• bore
• braced
• buttressed
• underpinned
• propped (up)
• undergirded
• steadied
• trussed
• shored (up)
• underlay

6

as in earned

to receive as return for effort

carried off the award for best picture of the year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earned
• won
• gained
• reaped
• garnered
• made
• obtained
• got
• landed
• secured
• acquired
• captured
• procured
• attained
• realized
• drew
• brought in
• achieved
• came by
• bagged
• pulled down
• knocked down
• accumulated
• accomplished
• scored
• netted
• amassed
• occupied
• cleared
• caught
• regained
• annexed
• notched (up)
• grossed
• recaptured
• took over
• picked up
• remade
• reacquired
• racked up
• reattained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• paid
• gave
• granted
• forfeited
• accorded
• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• relinquished
• handed over
• parted (with)

7

as in behaved

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way

during that difficult time the grieving parents carried themselves with unfailing grace and dignity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• behaved
• acquitted
• conducted
• composed
• contained
• restrained
• bore
• handled
• collected
• deported
• controlled
• comported
• checked
• demeaned
• quieted
• constrained
• modulated
• played
• quit
• inhibited
• tempered
• curbed
• repressed
• acted
• moderated
• impersonated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carried on
• cut up
• misbehaved
• acted up
• misconducted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of carried

Norman carried his district and the upstate, where the Grahams were raised and where conservative voters had been most critical of the late senator. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Ukraine resumed drone attacks on Moscow overnight into Wednesday morning, the city's Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said, hours after the departure of the plane that carried CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow for an unannounced visit on Tuesday morning. — David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

In Nepal, images showed roads buried beneath thick layers of mud, homes partially submerged and survivors being carried or transported to safer areas. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

This meant that a high proportion of the ionic current was carried by lithium ions. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who carried a union card for almost 60 years. — John Nichols, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026

Continuing with the trial carried some risk for Meta because the company lost several child-safety cases this year, including one in Los Angeles. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

The agreement gives the NWSL a replacement for the Sunday night slate previously carried by Victory+, which the league abruptly dropped last month. — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

More than 60,000 residents participated, and roughly 90 percent voted in favor of ending the concession, giving the movement greater political legitimacy even though the referendum carried no legal authority. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026