Synonyms of grooved

grooved

verb

past tense of groove

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filed
• scribed
• scratched
• seamed
• milled
• scored
• beveled
• grazed
• fluted
• abraded
• scarified
• chamfered
• rasped

2

as in blended

to form a pleasing relationship

surprisingly, his flighty, artistic sensibility and her no-nonsense practicality groove together rather well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blended
• correlated
• corresponded
• matched
• coordinated
• harmonized
• agreed
• chimed
• conformed
• assorted
• chimed in
• dovetailed
• balanced
• bonded
• consorted
• fused
• paralleled
• met
• merged
• squared
• conjoined
• coalesced
• hung together
• tallied
• cohered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contrasted
• collided
• clashed
• conflicted
• differed
• countered
• offset
• contradicted
• canceled (out)
• diverged
• jarred
• counteracted
• negated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grooved

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

Then Scott grooved a fastball down the middle to Dansby Swanson, who hit it over the left-field wall. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 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