CLAWED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

clawed

verb

past tense of claw

as in burrowed

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as in lacerated

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Verb

Once dredged for sand and gravel to make up the roads, the river was prone to flooding.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
The fries here are great, but even better are the gluten-free onion rings, dredged in the same distinctive cornmeal coating used for the seafood.

— Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

Definition of dredged

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They are lacerated by propellers.

— Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Some of the women were bleeding from their reproductive organs, while others had blood dripping from slashes on their breasts, their bodies having been lacerated with a sharp instrument.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of lacerated

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Workers excavated a 3-by 4-foot area to find the source of the leak and will begin welding a patch at the leak site on Thursday.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
That includes a stunning gold and jeweled necklace discovered on the remains of an adult woman presumed to be Julia Felix, excavated next to the Shrine of Isis at the prosperous businesswoman's sprawling estate.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of excavated

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Germany’s biggest automaker is planning a massive restructuring and cost-cutting program in response to intensifying competition from Chinese electric vehicle makers and higher tariffs on its exports to the United States.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
The formidable shadow pool, cut by black liquid liner, was juxtaposed with light brown brows and bubblegum blush on the apples of her cheeks.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 July 2026

Definition of cut

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But Engelbert often has chafed against the players of the league, especially over the last year amid a contentious collective bargaining period.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Although many workers chafed against the confines of office life, demand for these jobs only grew.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Definition of chafed

Verb

Still, shares of Alphabet fell 3% in after-hours trading on Wednesday, as investors fretted about the company’s rising capital expenditures (up to $205 billion in 2026 spending) and fierce competition facing its Gemini family of AI models.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 July 2026
That’s a relief to Hollywood, which fretted that the pandemic had hampered Gen Z from developing a taste for going to the movies.

— Kelenna Onukwugha, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

Definition of fretted

Verb

Bundle is also galled by Lady Coote’s refusal to mention at the inquest that the fatal sleeping draft was from a bottle she’d given to her sleepless maid, Emily.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
From Warriors coach Steve Kerr, to future Hall of Famers Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green, to 25-year-old relative newcomers Quinten Post and Trayce Jackson-Davis, the team’s lack of competitive fire galled the Warriors.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025

Definition of galled

Verb

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, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

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