GELDED Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in castrated

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verb

past tense of geld

as in undermined

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality by the time of the fourth rewrite, the screenplay had pretty much been gelded of all originality

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Recent Examples of gelded

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For the second time this season, the Red Raiders gelded the Cougars. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025

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Adjective

By contrast, Gercke’s emasculated George speaks in the monotonous style of a man worn down by life.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Squeaky voices were comic, or emasculated.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of emasculated

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Earlier this month, on Monday, June 8, Municipal Court Judge Louis Sancinito found Lowe guilty of possessing the deer without a permit, interfering with a conservation officer attempting to confiscate the animal, and having Rudy illegally castrated.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Seemingly to help stave off temptation, a half dozen of the 18 male cult members who died had been surgically castrated, according to The New York Times, including Applewhite.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026

Definition of castrated

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Sixty years later Gallimard reissued it under the altered title of La maison d’Élisabeth.

— André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Security camera footage showed Hill and the three others presenting merchandise not purchased at TJX stores to return with altered or duplicated receipts, according to court documents.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of altered

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And for a team whose backup goalie severely undermined them last year, there may not be a worse option than Samuel Ersson in that spot.

— Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 16 July 2026
South Africa closed its two major refineries in 2022 after new fuel regulations undermined their commercial logic.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of undermined

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In their initial contract with the district, employees who exhausted their regular sick leave were given a five-month differential pay period where they were paid at the rate of a substitute.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
About half of Florida's 242 death row inmates have exhausted their appeals and could see their death warrant issued at any time.

— CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of exhausted

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Some frogs may have been sleeping, weakened, injured, or otherwise compromised before being captured.

— Jay Kakade July 13, New Atlas, 14 July 2026
Most people who are exposed to Legionella bacteria don’t get sick at all, but vulnerable groups can include people who are over 50, who vape or smoke, or who have weakened immune systems or underlying health conditions like diabetes or lung disease.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of weakened

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There’s a collective draw toward the general aesthetic vision on offer here — cold, computerized, humanity-drained — and the frictionless insularity of the characters’ lives.

— Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
After Sunday’s loss to Arizona he was scheduled to have his left knee drained and likely will receive an injection.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

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