HACKING Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

hacking

verb

present participle of hack

as in manipulating

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 handling

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 hacking During the trial, Hedrick cast doubt on Turner’s hacking claim because the material spanned several months and evidence was found on several phone applications. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 But even if the risks are merely bad—like hacking into a single financial institution or hospital, manipulating the stock market, or taking out an electrical grid—suing a company after the fact won’t really provide the outcome society wants. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 There have been multiple examples recently of AI breaking free of safety restraints and doing things — like hacking into other companies and stealing stuff — that, if done by a human, would be a felony. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Interviewees describe hacking little girls’ phones to see when their fathers came home and then bombing their houses, listening while the people on the line screamed and pleaded for help, while mothers cried over their burning daughters. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 By trading Spider-Man's open-world liberation for linear pacing and hollow hacking-and-slashing, Insomniac delivers a mid-tier action game wrapped in a premium brand name. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 The switch means hackers spend drastically less time actively hacking, and in some cases can conduct an entire campaign in less than six hours, the report says. — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026 Lukasz Olejnik, a visiting senior research fellow at King’s College London, described some of the activity as a hacking attempt. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026 Hugging Face — the AI company at the center of a hacking incident earlier this year that raised cybersecurity concerns — has exploded in popularity, now boasting 18 million users, providing an open-source hub for collaborative machine learning. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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Last Wednesday, Meta reached a settlement with the attorneys general of forty-seven states, who had sued it for illegally manipulating the attention of children.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
The experiment, therefore, suggests that empty space itself could become a new tool for manipulating quantum matter, much like other efforts to push the limits of superconducting materials.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of manipulating

Verb

His comments follow months of settler attacks in the West Bank, including a mosque torching, as Palestinian Americans accuse Israel’s security forces of tolerating extremist violence.

— Ibrahim Hazboun, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Furthermore, relationships themselves teach basic psychological capacities such as regulating emotions, tolerating disappointment, and negotiating differences—skills which therapy is supposed to cultivate.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of tolerating

Verb

Carney will attend European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address Wednesday as a guest of honor before addressing the European Parliament on Thursday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Ownership can be overlooked when addressing a reputation issue.

— Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of addressing

Verb

The public warning has highlighted long-standing concerns over violent crime in South Africa, particularly against women and children.

— Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Sowry joked about his group’s long-standing status at the bar, noting that Lippy had even grandfathered him in on original growler pricing years ago.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of standing

Verb

After taking a short corner and getting the ball back, Savio turned down a chance to cross and chose to chop instead.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The Moon opposes intense Pluto, exposing a routine or responsibility that has been taking more out of you than expected.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of taking

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Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Italy’s Amalfi Coast, One Italian Summer is a moving and magical story about the enduring bond between mothers and daughters.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
And an unconquered Ukraine will, by fighting or by remembering the horrors of Russia’s invasion, pose an enduring strategic challenge for Russia.

— MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026