DEBUGGED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

debugged

verb

past tense of debug

as in amended

to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from the computer program ran much faster after it was debugged

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Recent Examples of debugged Systems can be debugged, patched, reconfigured, and tuned relatively easily. — Amit Chaturvedy, Fortune, 8 July 2026 So the researchers debugged the genome by hand. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026

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The bill was amended in May to require that 85% of the funding go to jobs with union-level wages and benefits.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
The congress has repeatedly amended the constitution to concentrate power in Ortega’s hands and eliminate any shred of democratic independence and dissent.

— Sergio R. Bustos, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

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They were accompanied by the museum’s architect Ma Yansong, who, in his remarks on stage, corrected a popular misconception that the building is made to resemble a spaceship.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
The company said its team identified and corrected the problem quickly, clearing the robots and returning them to normal operation within minutes.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

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Though direct cash benefits to the poor were significantly reformed in the 1990s, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program remains.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026
The series tracked noble houses across continents; alliances formed, fractured, and reformed over eight seasons.

— Henry Metz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

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