Synonyms of doctored

doctored 1 of 2

adjective

as in adulterated

Related Words

• adulterated
• manipulated
• engineered
• fudged
• designer
• fabricated
• manufactured
• concocted
• unauthentic
• juggled
• tampered (with)
• misleading
• process
• fraudulent
• deceptive
• cultured
• forged
• phony
• counterfeit
• simulated
• dummy
• fake
• synthetic
• imitation
• substitute
• bogus
• faux
• mock
• mimic
• artificial
• ersatz
• pretend
• pseudo
• sham
• factitious
• feigned
• imitative
• affected
• spurious
• false
• man-made
• brummagem
• pinchbeck

Dissimilar Words

• real
• natural
• genuine
• true
• legitimate
• authentic
• bona fide
• valuable
• quality
• pure
• premium
• unadulterated

doctored

2 of 2

verb

past tense of doctor

1

as in treated

to give medical treatment to

a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• treated
• healed
• rehabilitated
• cured
• nursed
• remedied
• attended
• hospitalized
• drugged
• mended
• ministered (to)
• dosed
• cared (for)

2

as in repaired

to put into good shape or working order again

spends his spare time doctoring old clocks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repaired
• reconstructed
• rebuilt
• fixed
• patched
• restored
• overhauled
• adjusted
• renovated
• modified
• revamped
• reconditioned
• prepared
• mended
• maintained
• improved
• renewed
• helped
• refreshed
• aided
• cured
• refurbished
• regenerated
• healed
• revived
• corrected
• readied
• serviced
• conditioned
• fixed up
• furbished
• rectified
• enhanced
• freshened
• redressed
• enriched
• reformed
• rejuvenated
• righted
• ameliorated
• revitalized
• bettered
• cared (for)
• refreshened
• meliorated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• damaged
• hurt
• injured
• ruined
• impaired
• harmed
• wrecked
• broke
• defaced
• marred
• flawed
• disfigured
• spoiled
• mutilated
• disabled
• crippled
• vandalized
• blemished
• mangled
• maimed

3

as in adjusted

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

slightly doctored his standard campaign speech for a collegiate audience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjusted
• adapted
• tailored
• conformed
• put
• edited
• suited
• prepared
• shaped
• customized
• fashioned
• fitted
• matched
• altered
• accommodated
• conditioned
• acclimatized
• modified
• acclimated
• transformed
• converted
• corrected
• modeled
• revised
• readjusted
• established
• equipped
• reworked
• tuned
• redesigned
• geared
• remodeled
• patterned
• trained
• recycled
• remade
• acquainted
• primed
• rooted
• oriented
• hardened
• harmonized
• squared
• attuned
• rigged
• rehearsed
• inured
• reclaimed
• readapted
• accustomed
• reinvented
• recast
• familiarized
• settled
• made over
• readied
• regulated
• redeveloped
• revamped
• orientated
• refitted
• refashioned
• reengineered
• rejiggered
• habituated
• refocused
• seasoned
• toughened
• naturalized
• registered
• fiddled (with)
• redid
• bent
• refigured
• phased
• fine-tuned
• habilitated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doctored

Verb

This murky pour is decidedly brown and so heavily doctored with vitamin C and pectin that the flavor of pineapple is barely detectable. — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

The fake image claimed the official Nintendo names for the blocks were Orange Ricky, Blue Ricky, Cleveland Z, Rhode Island Z, Hero, Teewee, and Smashboy — but the image had been doctored. — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026

On the negative side, doctored recruiting film is also becoming a thing. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 1 May 2026

By that time, the White House TikTok account already had posted a video, doctored using artificial intelligence. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

And that's why the sky in the back of Rob's was, doctored. — Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2026

Stalcup says that after the data was stolen, it was doctored and shared by the former employee, who was vindictive about being fired for cause. — Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026

The participants were then shown the images again, except this time the pictures had been slightly doctored using AI. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026

Former employees of Concentric Educational Solutions say the Baltimore City Public Schools vendor deliberately doctored records. — Brooke Conrad, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026