HACKED Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

hacked

verb

past tense of hack

as in manipulated

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently I doubt that she can hack a job with so many responsibilities

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as in handled

to put up with (something painful or difficult) she's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer

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Recent Examples of hacked According to the Justice Department, members allegedly hacked into ATMs and forced machines to dispense cash by deploying a malware variant known as Ploutus, which was designed to delete evidence of its presence in an effort to conceal the crime. —

Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Some were buried at a limestone quarry outside the city; others were burned, hacked to bits, or fed to crocodiles. —

Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 Has someone hacked the AARP mailing list? —

Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026 Launched in early 2009, the network has run continuously without being hacked, and today feels more secure than ever. —

Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026 Data security goes beyond the dollars-and-cents calculus to include customer satisfaction—which will drop after their data are hacked. —

Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 According to the complaint, Aguayo initially denied making the posts when confronted by Secret Service agents, claiming his account had been hacked. —

City News Service, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026 Aguayo initially denied knowing anything about the posts and suggested his social account may have been hacked, but later admitted to writing them according to the federal affidavit. —

Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026 One of the more entertaining theories to explain Indiana’s success is that a Hoosiers staffer hacked a cloud to steal the opponent’s game plans. —

Mac Engel january 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026

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Higgins stole $356,181 through the scheme and reportedly manipulated the company’s accounting records to conceal her crimes, according to court records.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
In the alternative hypothesis, the lottery was somehow manipulated.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026