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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Nationally, Democrats picked up seven Senate seats Tuesday, gaining firm control of the upper chamber and making major inroads in Republican strongholds such as Texas. — Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026 Authorities said the cargo was picked up as planned by a truck identified as a food transport company. — Suzanne Phan, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026 Only 40% picked up when called, and 48% were unreachable by phone even after the firm had a chance to respond to messages. — Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Maslow Entertainment has picked up Australia and New Zealand distribution on the features. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026 Democrats also picked up at least 12 seats in the state House, flipping control of that chamber, and three seats in the state Senate. — Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Nobody Wants This has joined an elite group of Netflix live-action comedy series, which have run for four or more seasons as Erin Foster’s rom-com starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody has been picked up for a fourth season. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026 Carson James finished with 219 yards and three TDs on 33 carries, while Steward picked up 192 rushing yards and 156 passing yards. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026 The judge wanted to release him, but knew that he would be quickly picked up by ICE, his sister-in-law said. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked up

Adjective

The midterm elections furnished prediction markets with nearly two billion dollars in bets, a tidy sum for a teetering democracy.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
Many pollinators overwinter in leaf litter, and making your garden too tidy can reduce the numbers of bees and butterflies that visit in spring.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 6 Nov. 2026

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After decades of anchoring the morning news, Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos have mastered the art of waking up early.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
Pink Floyd is notorious for not having professionally recorded very many, if any, concerts in the mid- and late ’70s, but this bootleg is said to have mixed and mastered to a level close enough to pro standards for an official release.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of mastered

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Saudi Arabia assembled a coalition backing the government, waging a yearslong campaign of air bombardment that brought it international condemnation over civilian deaths.

— AHMED HATEM, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Its latest product is a magnetic modular display system designed to be assembled quickly, packed away when not in use, and used to add up to three additional screens to a laptop.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026

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The lawyers said Indiana purchased pentobarbital from a pharmacy that is under scrutiny by the state attorney general.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
The company acquired wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar last year and recently purchased a portfolio of low-band spectrum licenses that could allow Starlink Mobile’s signal to penetrate buildings.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026

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Over the last 15 years, Loveless has gained acclaim for their ability to turn vulgarities into poetry and twist impossibly low romantic standards into dire punchlines.

— Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
But the Broncos gained a scant 77 yards on the ground, a solid performance by the Chiefs.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of gained

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Or the season’s big reveal coming in the form of flashbacks that not only feel lifted from another, far less entertaining espionage drama, but lean on emotions the show, to the end, never actually earns.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
The drug distributor also lifted its full-year profit outlook after just one quarter into its new fiscal year.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of lifted

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In one of the biggest crackdowns on religious activity in recent years, authorities in October 2025 arrested 30 leaders of Zion Church, one of the country’s largest underground church networks, following overnight raids in several cities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2026
Kiswani and her supporters have been arrested multiple times at various Within Our Lifetime demonstrations, the New York Times reported.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026

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Most of Emirates’ rivals have yet to come back; still, British Airways this week resumed its London-Dubai route, returning for the first time since the war began.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The United Nations says more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed in the impoverished country.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026