CONJUGATED Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

conjugated

verb

Definition of conjugated

past tense of conjugate

as in combined

to come together to form a single unit biological cells conjugating under a microscope

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as in connected

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole conjugate polymers in a chemistry lab

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Recent Examples of conjugated But the book’s ruminative watchfulness is unsuccessfully conjugated in this overly sedate play with music, which has the feel of a song cycle, though sung by the fine cast with gorgeous, lonely sorrow. — Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 19 June 2026

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Killer identified The search for answers stretched across decades, combined with false confessions, arrests, convictions and appeals before DNA and ballistics evidence identified serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers in September 2025.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Atwell, Mumpfield and Whittington have combined for only 13 receptions this season.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of combined

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Davinder Singh, 28, is being held without bail at the Sutter County Jail, and investigators are also probing a separate Saturday shooting across from the Sikh Temple to determine whether the two incidents are connected.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
The synergy between the two players stood out as Edmonds connected with Robinson for a number of big shots.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of connected

Verb

Apparently unsatisfied with his million other aliases, Atkins fused with von Oswald and Fehlmann for 3 Men in Berlin, or 3MB for short.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026
Science fiction is a broad genre, and in one of its most beloved forms, it’s fused with the dynamics of a thriller.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of fused

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The company has kept much of its design and manufacturing in-house, partly because the pieces are closely coupled and partly because suitable aviation components didn’t exist when development began.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026
Later that same year, the researchers coupled their thorium apparatus to an optical atomic clock, proving that these excited nuclei can serve as high-precision timekeepers.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of coupled

Verb

There is no public confirmation that this particular missile has been integrated.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Rather than eliminating that need immediately, tokenization may initially add another layer that has to be integrated with the systems already in place.

— Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of integrated

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The massive 5,942-lb (2,695 kg) weight is somewhat disguised by a system that swaps traditional mechanical anti-roll bars for triple-stage adjustable air springs linked to a high-capacity central hydraulic pressure reservoir.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Last year, attacks on undersea cables in Eastern Europe’s Baltic Sea, allegedly linked to Russia, disrupted connectivity in Sweden and Latvia, prompting calls from telecom firms for governments to step in.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of linked

Verb

Look for the poles, the veteran balloon pilot explains to the two men along for the ride, because sometimes the thin lines strung between them all but disappear against the ground below.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Short said the tobacco strung at the fair — which was grown at the nearby Oxford Tobacco Research Station — will be sold to a contractor and likely go into cigarettes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of strung

Verb

For a generation growing up alongside both social media and generative AI, these steps are increasingly interconnected.

— Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
Anthony Brown, founder of the Red Alliance for Justice, a community group, said protests over the morgue, the history of redlining, and ongoing gun violence are interconnected.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

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