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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It’s then dredged in seasoned flour—key for both browning and flavor—before pan-frying in a mixture of olive oil and butter.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 21 June 2026
Originally called Inlet Island, it was created in 1918 with material dredged during the construction of the Lake Worth Inlet.

— Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 June 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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Genetic analysis also resolved longstanding questions about the Golden Man, whose Scythian burial mound, called a kurgan, dates back to around 400 BC to 300 BC and was excavated in 1969 at a site in Kazakhstan.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
City is made from clay, sand, and rock, all excavated from the innards of the site and reshaped.

— Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

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And for little ones with whose cheeks might be chafed due to diaper rash, the Sweet Cheeks Diaper Paste helps seal out wetness and irritants to protect skin.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
Afterward, he was asked about race and politics almost exclusively, a narrowing of his work that often chafed.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Definition of chafed

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But the recent action on Anthropic, as well as asking OpenAI to limit its own newest model, comes after experts have fretted for months that Mythos could pose a security risk by giving hackers and other bad actors access to AI capable of finding and exploiting vulnerabilities exceptionally quickly.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Copilot has struggled, and Microsoft’s shares are down double-digits in the past year as investors have fretted over AI’s impact on software, Microsoft’s reliance on OpenAI, and its heavy data center spending.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026

Definition of fretted

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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

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Body cam video from the officer shows the large dog, wearing a Knicks T-shirt, barked loudly at police when Marseille first opened her door.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
So Max Muncy, Mookie Betts and Miguel Rojas took their typical spots in the Los Angeles Dodgers infield and barked out situations ahead of the team’s 50th win of the season.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Definition of barked

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