1,400 new words in our dictionary! — Parasocial, glow-up, promposal & more
1,400 new words in our dictionary! — More

messaged

verb

past tense of message
as in contacted

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for messaged
  1. contacted
  2. approached
  3. accosted
Verb
  • The Bass campaign declined to share its internal polling when contacted by The Times.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Authorities began investigating him in October 2024 after being contacted by an employee with a company that works with agencies like the state Department of Social Service and the Department of Developmental Services.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of contacted
Verb
  • As the Houthis approached the Red Sea, the area was defended by several armed formations that were nominally controlled by the Saudis.
    — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The Ryan Field designers approached the project with a certain sophistication.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of approached
Verb
  • At half-time of the mostly engrossing, controversial Manchester derby on Sunday, Marc Guehi was accosted by a Sky Sports reporter and asked a few questions.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Osama, donning his bulletproof blue press jacket and armed with his camera, is accosted by a woman wailing that 200 of her neighbors are gone.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of accosted
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

message
messaged
messages
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Messaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messaged. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?
See More

Popular

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
crayons-in-a-circle
Guess the Color Quiz Questions that use the whole box of crayons.
See All