JOINED Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

joined 1 of 2

adjective

as in connected

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verb

past tense of join

as in adjoined

to be adjacent to the condo complex joins the golf course

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as in entered

to become a member of we're always looking for new people to join our book club

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as in combined

to come together to form a single unit one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms join to make one water molecule

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as in collaborated

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end nations joining to bring aid to the earthquake-devastated region

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as in coupled

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole the plan is to join the various bike paths so that cyclists can travel from one end of the cape to the other

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Recent Examples of joined

Adjective

The containers have been heavily modified, with two joined side-by-side and the third placed on top at one end. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026 Jones, the former Apple exec who recently re-joined Amazon, padded out the programming wish list. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 Kar, the company’s CEO, was a founding team member at Palo Alto Networks and oversaw Juniper Networks’ entire Ethernet portfolio before the two joined forces at Auradine, a blockchain and AI chip startup where Upscale was incubated. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2026 The 28-year-old has won eight Grands Prix across nine seasons for Ferrari, having initially joined the joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 June 2026 The rising senior joined teammate Giacomo Sanfilippo, a linebacker, as the first three commitments from the Orlando area’s 2027 class. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 During the surgery following the colonoscopy, Shaknovsky did not perform a routine test, which would have ensured there were no leaks in a newly joined intestine, according to the complaint. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 Then more joined, and soon full teams of girls were going up against the boys. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026 At times, groups of works are organized around joined tables, on top of which are placed perishables preserved in lead, resin, or plaster. — Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026

Verb

Klatt got it right on the broadcast … then the expert official from California joined the broadcast to tell us all the officials were correct with the pass interference and not targeting. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Jan Mulkens, a physicist, joined the company during this tumultuous period. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Others later joined in solidarity while also denouncing police tactics against student protesters. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 Young takes over the role previously held by Ed Hogan, who earlier this year joined JVP Development. — David Moin, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 The protests then broadened as France’s CGT labor union and other activists joined in while students paused for a fall break. — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Propagating the Chair To understand the geometric intuition behind the Chair44 shape, Tsiokos says, imagine a large cube composed of eight tiny cubes that are joined together. — Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026 The Barbie premiere took place on July 9 in Los Angeles, and less than a week later, SAG joined the WGA in its labor strikes, which slow-rolled directly into our current moment of M&A and consolidation. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 Dressed in jeans, a black T-shirt and black leather jacket, Buckingham strummed a burgundy electric guitar and joined Sombr on the song’s iconic chorus refrain. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

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Adjective

As the world has become more and more connected, governments have retreated from global problems.

— David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Some of the most interesting AI features require compatible Apple devices, and buying into Apple's connected home could get expensive.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of connected

Verb

Then, another 20-year-old man, Daktari Rose Deacon, of Hyde Park, left a bathroom that adjoined the bedroom, according to police, who searched the bathroom and found another loaded firearm with an extended magazine.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.

— Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026

Definition of adjoined

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By 2015, New Atlas was covering innovations such as the Diamond Hotend, which combined three filament feeds into a single nozzle, although even that approach could produce waste towers when changing colors.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
The gusty offshore winds combined with very warm and dry conditions will maintain Red Flag Warnings for most of Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Saturday.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of combined

Verb

Tesla, known for its electric vehicles, and SpaceX, a rocket and satellite company, have collaborated before.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Throughout the evening, guests were invited to enjoy a series of cocktails and four different expressions of The Balvenie, which recently collaborated with artist Daniel Arsham on a special case for The 1931 Collection.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of collaborated

Verb

Later that same year, the researchers coupled their thorium apparatus to an optical atomic clock, proving that these excited nuclei can serve as high-precision timekeepers.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
The uptick in ridership was kneecapped by the company’s tension between the need to raise fares and its need to bring in more passengers, wrote Fitch Ratings in its analysis that coupled a credit downgrading earlier this year.

— Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of coupled

Adjective

Many of its associated effects can lag behind the event's onset.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Data center companies and associated utility firms, chipmakers and cloud providers are expected to raise between $300 billion and $570 billion from the debt market this year, according to Vanguard.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of associated

Verb

By the time his daughter shows up, flanked by her mom and upright dentist stepdad, Lee’s moved on from scolding the room to thanking his mother for believing him.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
It’s flanked by the After chair, which is perceived as a stack of layers and elements.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

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