LICKED Synonyms: 190 Similar and Opposite Words

licked

verb

Definition of licked next

past tense of lick

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly your father will lick you good if he hears you using swear words

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as in defeated

to achieve a victory over he's determined to do everything he can to lick the cancer

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Recent Examples of licked Rumor has it the fashion crowd licked the shelves clean in Paris as soon as the first designs hit stores. —

Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026 Of course, the ﬂue was closed, so the ﬁre licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung. —

Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026 At Nadeau’s Ice Sculptures, the oldest carving factory in America, a team of former archaeologists and butchers creates ephemeral art designed to be licked, touched, and eventually, lost. —

Blair Braverman, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026 Legend has it that when Buddha was painting the sky, blue pigment dripped onto the floor and his inquisitive chow chow licked the puddle, coloring the dog’s tongue permanently. —

Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores. —

Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026 Ghadimi licked her lips over and over. —

Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026 When asked by director Marina Zenovich if there was a time when Chase walked away from his mother and stepfather and never saw them again, Chase pretended to swat a fly on his forehead, then licked his fingers as if eating the imaginary bug. —

Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026 Some even licked the spoon before tucking the utensil in for the night, making their family members do the same. —

Katrina Donham, Parents, 25 Dec. 2025

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Old timers can recall when clockwork storms pounded in the summer and drizzled in the winter.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The fort stood high above the river, where fearsome artillery was able to turn back the Union gunboats that had pounded low-lying Fort Henry into submission.

— Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026