GROOVED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

grooved

verb

Definition of grooved

past tense of groove

as in filed

to mark with or as if with a line or groove if you groove that piece of wood, we should be able to fit this smaller board into it

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as in blended

to form a pleasing relationship surprisingly, his flighty, artistic sensibility and her no-nonsense practicality groove together rather well

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Recent Examples of grooved But Schlittler grooved a 95-mph cutter to Grissom in the seventh, and the Angels first baseman drove it over the center-field wall for a a 1-1 tie. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Oswalt grooved a get-me-over fastball for a strike, then Mueller drilled a hard ground ball that third baseman Morgan Ensberg stabbed. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Plus, the shoe’s rubber outsole has grooved treads that offer traction on slippery and uneven terrain. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 The crowd-pleaser — distributed by Universal internationally and Lionsgate domestically — moved and grooved back to first place on domestic and global charts as well, a remarkable feat in its fourth weekend of release. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 May 2026 The planters are pockmarked and rough-cut; etched and grooved to mimic oyster reefs and mangrove roots. — Nathan Rott, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026 Tens of millions of YouTube viewers have grooved to Bobby Nsenga’s living room. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026 Since then, engineers have explored alternative configurations – from beds of ceramic pebbles to grooved rings with intricate channels. — Preeti Nair, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025 The two stars grooved to classics facilitated by DJ D-Nice, as sister Phylicia Rashad and Jenifer Lewis cheered them on. — Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Nov. 2025

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The University of Arizona Police Department, which filed the search warrant, said on Tuesday that the investigation was ongoing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Davis’s letter follows a separate ethics complaint filed by a conservative watchdog group to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics over Slotkin’s University of Chicago remarks, first reported by the Washington Examiner on Tuesday.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of filed

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The shade that looks most natural may depend on skin tone, application and how much the dots are blended.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
In her first collaboration with a Brazilian artist, Goebel blended the DCC’s crisp formations with funk, samba, hip-hop, twerking, and the voguing of Brazil’s ballroom scene.

— Raymond Braun, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of blended

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Though Leo’s lyrics are raw and scribed with vigor and delivered with a backing choir that breaks down into soprano, alto, and tenor vibrato, the track feels too theatric and out of step sonically with the rest of the album.

— Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Instead of one community, which might be de- scribed as democratic, there appear separate and distinct communities that must be de- scribed as totalitarian.

— Harpers Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025

Definition of scribed

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The International Monetary Fund warned this month that growing leverage, crowded positions and correlated selling from hedge funds could create potential stability risks.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Research from the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center analyzed 2024 survey data and found that broader perceptions of science and scientists are much more strongly correlated to vaccine uptake than partisan differences.

— Amanda Erickson, STAT, 20 Oct. 2026

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Atlanta scratched across three runs against a shaky Blake Snell and a parade of Dodgers relievers, while Ray Kerr and Didier Fuentes, among others, held the powerful LA lineup to just two.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
San Jose Sharks star center Macklin Celebrini was scratched from the team's lineup at the Dallas Stars on Monday night because of a lower-body injury, and coach Ryan Warsofsky said the 20-year-old face of the franchise was still being evaluated.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of scratched

Verb

New styles include high-rise barrel-leg jeans and high-rise chap seamed bootcut jeans.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Dress the Population Livia Fit and Flare Dress The crepe-like material, bateau neck, princess-seamed upper with cap sleeves, and flared skirt make this Dress the Population pick a classic that won’t go out of style.

— Cathy Nelson, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026

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