GROUND (OUT) Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

ground (out)

verb

Definition of ground (out)

past tense of grind (out)

as in developed

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort after several years of aborted attempts, the band finally ground out a new album

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground (out)

Verb

Yet China itself has developed AI safety frameworks addressing autonomous agents and the risk of AI escaping human control.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Streaming has already developed somewhat of a reputation for being unforgiving.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of developed

Verb

Those relationships are forged on the anvil of professionalism.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Capen’s colleague at the time, Baptist Health South Florida Executive Vice President and CAO Joe Natoli, continued a friendship with the former publisher that was forged in newsrooms and Miami’s changing streets.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of forged

Verb

He feels emotionally ambushed, and what plays out is as if Marriage Story were an absolute chucklefest, as Lestat gets increasingly worked up and jealous over Louis’s relationships with other men.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
Church’s numinous-sun-over-still-water routine had begun to look a bit like a shtick, equally applicable to scenes of the Hudson or those worked up from 20-year-old sketches of South America.

— Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026

Definition of worked up

Verb

The use of chemical weapons would add to mounting human rights abuses and atrocities by both sides in a war that has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 6 Sep. 2026
In May 2020, Naming the Lost, a public art project, created temporary memorials to casualties in all five boroughs.

— Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of created

Verb

The news comes one day after defensive end Zxavian Harris reportedly worked out for the Green Bay Packers on Tuesday.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
New York's congressional delegation insisted 9/11 victim compensation be worked out before the airlines get their wishes fulfilled.

— Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of worked out

Verb

In 2011, former Time Warner Cable executives hammered out the 20-year agreement with the Lakers, then owned by the late Jerry Buss.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
In April, Williams hammered out a two-year extension that pushed off retirement talk and let the 49ers focus elsewhere in the draft instead of splurging on a replacement.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of hammered out

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

groundlings

ground (out)

ground plan

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Ground (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of ground (out)

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

elegiac

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Popular in Wordplay

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Words from the 'Odyssey'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 18

Popular

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Games & Quizzes