HOOKED UP Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

hooked up

verb

past tense of hook up

as in associated

to come or be together as friends former classmates who hooked up and started a business together

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Recent Examples of hooked up But the company ran into unauthorized drainage pipes hooked up by local property owners, the complaint said. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 Dropkicks got hooked up with the Guthrie estate more than 20 years ago, thanks to Cole Quest, Guthrie’s grandson. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026 For those who didn’t watch the popular teen drama, Hale’s Aria hooked up with Harding’s Ezra in a bar bathroom during the show’s pilot episode. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Oct. 2026 Crews could be seen removing the bus's windshield as it was being hooked up to a tow truck. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Ben Harris hooked up with Corey Turner II for a 44-yard TD pass play that put the Hornets up 20-9. — Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 As the Bengals were rolling in the middle of the game, Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase hooked up for a big touchdown. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Dueling with ubiquitous cameras — possibly hooked up to soulless AI bots one day — doesn’t sound like nearly as much fun. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Stanton hooked up with a grad student named Moira, a Slovenian with dark hair and novel takes on both Internal Energy Market rules and plein-air coitus. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

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This’s associated with the gel’s ability to be stored long term.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
People talking to an AI in an abusive and cruel way are more likely to be associated with trying to get the AI model to engage in dangerous requests, like trying to get around an AI’s safety guardrails, Campbell added.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of associated

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The backstory The 3,500-acre resort was founded by Donald and Nancy Panoz, who traveled the world while serving in the military before founding a pharmaceutical company that led them to Georgia.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
Murphy also traveled to the Middle East this fall ahead of the midterm elections to meet with leaders in Qatar and Saudi Arabia about the war in Iran.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of traveled

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Davinder Singh, 28, is being held without bail at the Sutter County Jail, and investigators are also probing a separate Saturday shooting across from the Sikh Temple to determine whether the two incidents are connected.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
The synergy between the two players stood out as Edmonds connected with Robinson for a number of big shots.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of connected

Verb

Now, Sarah, Mable and Norely Sanders are forever bonded by their experience.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Amid the turmoil of mass student protests in the streets of Belgrade, two young people are bonded by a rash act of rebellion, despite their outwardly incompatible ideologies.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of bonded

Verb

With two 30-point performances among his initial seven games, Lendeborg joined Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain and Rick Barry as the only other Warriors to do so.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The public member of the joint review board, Jim Kucienski, who serves as chairman of the village’s economic development commission, joined the six other board members in attendance in voting to support approval of the TIF district, Hammel said.

— Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of joined

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After starting in the middle of the night, candidates get about four hours of sleep over the next five days and complete tasks like carrying logs, launching boats into crashing waves, lying in cold ocean water and running around 200 miles.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
And the government could be headed toward a federal shutdown if Congress fails to pass a funding bill to keep operations running.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of ran

Verb

By afternoon on Election Day, the biggest issues affecting voting were weather-related, with flooding in Florida and parts of the Southwest prompting changes to polling locations and other emergency measures.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Investigators on Wednesday were still determining whether the shooting and stabbing were related.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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