LOCKED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

locked

verb

past tense of lock

as in latched

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as in wrapped

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Verb

His father, Jeff Cebula, said his son was looking at fish in a creek when a beaver latched onto his chest.

— Ashley Paul, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
In a moment of chaos in the back, Colorado native Lindsey Heaps latched onto the rebound and coolly slotted the ball past the Angel City goalkeeper.

— Spencer Baldwin, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2026

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Verb

On a late September afternoon, Mariposa Park Apartments in west Fort Worth was quiet, yet the blue tarp, failing roof and wire fence wrapped around the complex about the aftermath of a fire that tore it apart a month ago.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
Cambria Wells, the center’s education and outreach manager, recalls a hummingbird that was similarly wrapped in webbing and didn’t make it.

— Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrapped

Verb

The Democrats wrote in a summary of the allegations that immigrants sleep while restrained with handcuffs, leg irons and belly chains, and even elderly people have been chained for 16 hours a day.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Apple is keeping up by enabling M5 Pro Mac minis to be chained together via Thunderbolt 5 to share their computational resources for larger AI models.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of chained

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After a weak showing in Iowa, Ramaswamy ended his campaign and quickly folded into the broader MAGA-verse.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
The tables were draped in salmon-pink tablecloths and ringed with bright red chairs, and each plate had a napkin folded into a swan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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Albert Ramdin, secretary general of the Organization of American States, also has said that candidates with criminal ties should be barred from running.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
In addition to being barred from ever owning livestock again, Barr’s plea agreement prevents him from owning or living with any type of animal for 15 years, according to PETA.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of barred

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On Sunday, the group effectively encircled the key city of Taiz after cutting the main supply route linking it to the interim government capital of Aden.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
With that official, the Astros encircled Espada in the visitors’ batting cage at Sutter Health Park.

— Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of encircled

Verb

What isn’t decided yet is whether AI agents get bolted onto old systems as an afterthought or built in from day one with the same discipline organizations already apply to hiring, managing and governing people.

— Ryan Austin, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Following the win, Smart bolted straight for the visitors section, slinging his visor around in the air while the Georgia fans and Kirby's wife waited to embrace his family.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of bolted

Verb

Take Sophie Rowell, founder of Côte de Folk, who, in one project, recently enveloped walls and floors in a deep olive green, adding a sense of tactility by forgoing hard flooring and rugs in favor of wall-to-wall carpet.

— Hannah Coates, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026
Umanmielen kept pushing Sewell backward and then, finally, enveloped Goff in his arms for his third sack of the season.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

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