PHASED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

phased 1 of 2

adjective

as in gradual

proceeding or changing by steps or degrees a phased construction of the tunnel through the heart of the city

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phased

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verb

past tense of phase

as in adjusted

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Recent Examples of phased

Adjective

The company had submitted the exemption request on December 31, 2025, as part of the first phase of its phased Construction Permit Application. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026 The process features multiple layers of review, numerous strict subject-matter restrictions and a notoriously short, multi-phased signature-gathering window. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 Numerous other agricultural organizations are in favor of the phased reopening, such as the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a trade association for ranchers and feeders, including many who rely on Mexican livestock. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 If funded, the university plans to begin phased construction in about 2028. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 The start-up plans a phased approach to realizing humanoid robots for the home, Guo told CNBC in an interview earlier this year. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2026 The deal envisions Lebanese army control over phased Israeli pullback zones and tighter limits on foreign funding for armed groups. — Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 In exchange, Iran received phased relief from international economic sanctions. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 19 June 2026 As a multi-phased review by UK regulators may have thrown their own spanner in Para-WBD works last week, there is some serious money on the table for Ellison and his Oracle founder father if the merger isn’t locked in by September 30. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026

Verb

Construction is phased, with phase one starting this spring, and phase two starting sometime in 2027. — Kendrick Calfee february 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for phased

Adjective

Is this the gradual appearance of a real person where there was once simply a comedic archetype?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
What Could Be Next The most likely path for funnel-neck outerwear is not a crash after fall but a gradual settling into classic status, with a few specific inflection points worth watching.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of gradual

Verb

To allow a smaller city to be compared more fairly with a much larger one like New York, researchers adjusted the search totals for population.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
And when Mizzou adjusted for short passes, the Bulldogs hit them back over the top with deep passes.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of adjusted

Verb

Emissions aren’t directly regulated yet for the sector, which contributes about 26% of the state’s methane pollution.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The American Kratom Association, an industry lobbying group, asserts that it is regulated under a looser dietary supplement law.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of regulated

Verb

As a director, Fish has taken subversive, revelatory approaches to the theatrical canon and has adapted, for a taste, Don DeLillo and David Foster Wallace.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Like many places around the country, ecosystems in Florida have adapted to fire over time, and it’s needed to help these places thrive, according to Crandall.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of adapted

Verb

Outpost says the expensive, complex infrastructure is built once and reused across missions, with the innermost module tailored to each customer.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Local coverage focused on a few remarks that were tailored to their states, like Vice President JD Vance’s plea, in Iowa, for Congress to enact year-round E15 sales.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of tailored

Verb

That her means of exit is abandoning her newborn twins is less than sympathetic, but in a different era Cathy would have options beyond a domesticity that never suited her in the first place.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
The company or role may have changed, or the person’s strengths may be better suited to another environment.

— Michael Londgren, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of suited

Verb

Smith said in his report that the president repeatedly told his supporters that the 2020 election had been stolen and was rigged against him.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
The most potent force in American politics is anti-establishment fury at a system seen as rigged against average working people.

— Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of rigged

Verb

Is this truly what museum security requires, or has the logic of a private compound shaped an institution that was supposed to welcome the city?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
To someone who knows Miami-Dade, the mangroves, coral and photographs of workers and machinery reveal more of what shaped that view.

— Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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