PICKED UP Synonyms: 395 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in tidy

being clean and in good order if your room is all picked up, you can go to the party

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verb

past tense of pick up

as in mastered

to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in he has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks

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as in assembled

to bring together in one body or place pick up all of your things because we have to be off this beach before dark

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as in bought

to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for could you pick up some milk at the store?

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as in gained

to gradually increase in the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat

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as in lifted

to move from a lower to a higher place or position pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa

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as in arrested

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food

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as in cleaned house

to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff I thought you said you had picked up, so why are these things still lying around the rec room?

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as in resumed

to begin again or return to after an interruption after the protestors were removed from the auditorium, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off

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as in trimmed

to make neat the boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while

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Recent Examples of picked up

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The warning sign against Japan came when Casemiro picked up a yellow card in the 14th minute for a clumsy foul on the edge of the area. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026 In one clip from his phone, Kraus was picked up and driven to his hotel by a group of Boston locals. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 Goldin picked up nine fouls along the way, coming close to summer league’s 10-foul limit. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026 What’s even more remarkable was not a single Paraguay player was shown a yellow card during regular time, and yet France picked up three. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 This time, the president had picked up. — Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 23 June 2026 Teams hold options for years three and four, although typically only a handful of picks each draft class don’t have their options picked up. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 June 2026 When Abbey Murphy picked up her neighbor’s hockey stick at 7 years old, the Professional Women’s Hockey League was still more than a decade away from its founding. — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 16 June 2026 The company has picked up Shots! — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked up

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Like angelonia, this tidy annual blooms nonstop from spring to fall.

— Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
Saarbrücken, the tidy state capital, straddles the Saar River.

— Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026

Definition of tidy

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Dondi assembled a small but mighty team and established swim lanes.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Luke Gennaro of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry said the exhibit was assembled on short notice after volunteers scrambled to secure donations from businesses across the state.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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The company was purchased by ASR Group, the world’s largest sugar refining company, in 2005.

— Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
With her fame, Tyler supported her family and purchased several properties including a home in Mumbles, Wales, and a home in Portugal.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of purchased

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That performance has lifted its stock on the Indian bourses fivefold since 2021 and 25% over the past year.

— Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Since the incident began, the size of the frozen zone in which crews work to stabilize the building has gradually been reduced, roads have reopened and many of the vacate orders have been lifted.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

Definition of lifted

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There was briefly some concern earlier this year that Chestnut wouldn’t be able to participate in the 2026 competition after he was arrested for allegedly slapping a man in an Indiana bar.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Authorities have arrested more than a half dozen people related in relation to Reflecting Pool damage, including former Olympian David Hearn, who was indicted last week on a felony of property destruction.

— Steve Peoples, Fortune, 5 July 2026

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But even as the United States and Iran resumed their blockades of the Strait of Hormuz, the economy faces a new problem.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
England resumed at 130-6 on Monday, the fourth and final day, with a distant target of 457, more than double any successful fourth-innings chase in women's test history.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026