MACHINED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in mass-produced

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verb

past tense of machine

as in refined

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Adjective

Non-metallic shells insulate metallic components, conductive feet provide grounding, and automatic cutoffs monitor temperature.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office charged Hernandez Santana, 65, with firing a gun into an inhabited building, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and firing a gun in a grossly negligent manner.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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Verb

In the latest experiment, researchers led by Hester Vennema refined a technique called double magnetic resonance to investigate the two spins separately.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Each detail turns elegance into performance, making for garments that can be waterproof, weatherproof and windproof, yet refined enough for the table and formal setting.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of refined

Verb

Proceedings opened this week in a case that’s shone a spotlight on Japan’s treatment of juvenile suspects.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Near the end of the event in August, ceremonial shovels stuck into the earth shone in the sun behind Williams.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of shone

Verb

As broadcasting capabilities improved, the key didn’t have to get quite so cozy with the ignition system to effectively communicate.

— Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 29 Oct. 2026
After the 2016 sales tax hike, the proceeds of which went largely toward pensions, the retirement funding steadily improved.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of improved

Verb

In October 2025, Guatemala’s Congress amended several laws to designate the Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha gangs as transnational criminal and terrorist organizations.

— Almudena Calatrava, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The original proposal included employers of all sizes, but the Board of Health amended the policy to exempt small businesses.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of amended

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The Modern Master Award was established in 1995 to celebrate an individual who enriched culture through their work in film.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
This has enriched its atmosphere with calcium, lithium, and sodium, and the team's model suggests this would have led WD J1330+6435 to adopt a green hue.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of enriched

Verb

Advertisement Per the Constitution, the federal government has carried out a national census every decade since 1790—through wars, depressions, and pandemics.

— Julie Morita, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
Lubinets gave no details on how the ceasefire or the aid mission would be monitored or carried out, citing the sensitivity of the negotiations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of carried out

Verb

Visions, enhanced with shadows and emotion, came to life on marble through sketching the stone and chiseling and carving entirely by hand.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Each picture mode offers essentially the same rich set of options, except for AI-enhanced, which locks you out of some settings (including local contrast and color tuner), presumably because the AI logic is handling those.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of enhanced

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