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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Or Jacobs might have simply picked up the animal’s trail there, following the baying of his dogs. —

Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 Monroe County deputies picked up the two and lodged them at the Monroe County Jail. —

Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 June 2026 San Antonio picked up the 115-111 win and finally got on the board in the series. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026 It was picked up to series in November 2025. —

Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 June 2026 In this game, the hitters picked up starter Jack Kochanowicz, who was charged with three runs in the fifth inning and five in the game. —

Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 Styles’ shoes picked up his white leather belt, which cinched powder blue voluminous pleated trousers. —

Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 Past observations by Hubble and other observatories have picked up outflows of gas from NGC 1266, lending further support to this theory of why so few new stars are being born there. —

Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 19 May 2026 Every starting hitter picked up at least one hit, with Woita, Jordan, and Durnin also picking up multi-hit performances. —

Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026

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Keep the space tidy with a storage bench — which also functions as seating or a makeshift tabletop.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Contact Professionals Taking steps to keep your garden clean and tidy and doing your best to deter tick hosts should help to naturally reduce tick problems.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026