IMPORTED Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

imported 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of imported next

as in introduced

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imported

2 of 2

verb

past tense of import

as in weighed

to be of importance it imports little whether you like Grandma's gift; you should have graciously thanked her

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as in meant

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind the word "freedom" can import different things to different people

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Recent Examples of imported

Adjective

Groceries average about $300 per month, and while imported foods come at a premium, the ability to pick up Mediterranean staples adds an unexpected layer of excitement to island life. —

Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026 This marks a dramatic turnaround from earlier years when imported titles commanded roughly double the audience of domestic productions. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025

Verb

During that period, the enterprise allegedly imported more than 11 million pounds of explosives and related materials onto a site located near residents and a family pool, Nabity said. —

Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 Despite being ineligible for a federal explosives permit, Chee ran Devastating Pyrotechnics, a display and wholesale fireworks company that marketed itself to municipal clients as a lower-cost option and imported tens of thousands of pounds of fireworks annually. —

Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026 Over the decade, the group imported more than 11 million pounds of explosives and related materials. —

Noe Padilla, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 By the Sea Resorts imported the workers under the program that allows for the hiring of non-immigrants for limited-time work that isn’t agricultural. —

David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 And in recent years, the United States has exported more petroleum than it’s imported. —

Kristen Monsell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026 Shelves are stocked with fresh and imported produce and staples, beer and sake, made-to-order and take-away meals, health items and Korean beauty products. —

John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026 The wildlife that Bied unlawfully imported and conspired to import was protected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as well as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). —

Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026 These gadgets, imported from China or Russia or homemade in the US with 3D printers, transform a semiautomatic weapon—which fires a single round with each trigger pull—into a fully automatic one, able to discharge at a rate of 1,200 rounds per minute, limited only by the capacity of the magazine. —

Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for imported

Verb

Flavin says she is left with few options and has weighed closing the shop and reopening possibly as a nail salon, but says that this community is too important to give up on.

— Ray Campos, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
After noticing a problem, keepers separated the mother from her newborn, who weighed just 443 grams (less than a pound) and required immediate placement in an incubator at CIMBA to stabilize his temperature and safeguard his health, Reynoso Ruiz said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026