COOKED Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

cooked 1 of 2

adjective

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as in baked

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cooked

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verb

past tense of cook

as in distorted

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of it turns out the pharmaceutical researcher had cooked her data

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as in happened

to take place wondered what was cooking when several police cars pulled up to their neighbor's house

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Recent Examples of cooked

Adjective

There are about 8 grams of protein in half a cup of cooked kidney, navy, cannellini or black beans. —

Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 May 2026 Since Boursin may become crumbly or grainy after thawing, it's best used in recipes where it will be incorporated or melted into cooked dishes, rather than serving it on its own. —

Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 May 2026 Raw vegetables may preserve nutrients that are sensitive to heat, while cooked vegetables can make others easier to absorb. —

Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 24 May 2026 Those amounts translate to roughly a half-cup to one cup of cooked beans, peas, or lentils. —

Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 19 May 2026 Remove from heat; add cooked vegetables and juice of 1 lime and toss to combine. —

Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026 The head of a fish, cooked and glossy gray, emerges from a latticed crust, regarding the ceiling with an unnerving, dull-eyed serenity. —

Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 17 May 2026 If using pre-cooked beetroot, drain the excess liquid from the package, halve any large ones, then cut into 5mm-thick slices. —

The Week Uk, TheWeek, 16 May 2026 The facility was improperly cooling cooked potatoes. —

Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 15, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026

Verb

However, the archetype of the hallaca has always remained the same; cornmeal dough wrapped and cooked in banana leaves. —

Sophia Rey, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2026 Tacos are prepared Tijuana-style, and the meat is cooked over mesquite coals before being sliced to order and placed in a fresh corn tortilla. —

Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 28 May 2026 The nose offers cooked agave, vanilla, caramel, smoke, and toasted oak. —

Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Whole wheat pasta has a denser structure, and can feel chewy if it isn't cooked long enough. —

Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 May 2026 Do not skip the ghindara no saikyo-yaki—a fillet of black cod marinated for 72 hours and cooked in sake, and wrapped in a Japanese magnolia leaf. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026 Broil until salmon is cooked through and sauce is heavily blistered, 12–14 minutes, depending on thickness of fillet. —

Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026 Birria is a traditional stew from Jalisco, slow-cooked until tender and rich. —

Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026 Asia, Allyssia and Alivia Yarbrough, who, according to the Daily Mail, all have large numbers of followers, had an issue with how their steaks had been cooked at Arthur's Prime Steakhouse on Sunday. —

Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooked

Verb

Presumably they’re distorted reflections of other humans.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
As the disease progresses, plant growth may be stunted and infected plant parts become distorted.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 May 2026