RECEIVED Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ri-ˈsēvd

Definition of received

as in prevailing

held by or applicable to a majority of the people traditionally the received opinion was that, in the event of a divorce, the mother should get custody of the children

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verb

past tense of receive

as in admitted

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to a top law-school grad who was received by the firm with open arms

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Recent Examples of received

Adjective

This is the creative logic of the algorithm, recording the received wisdom, the likes and dislikes, and spitting out more of the same. — David S. Wallace, New Yorker, 16 May 2026 The received wisdom was that the Premier League would have three, possibly four, of its six representatives in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026

Verb

Memphis, which visits Albertsons Stadium this Saturday, is 2-0 and received 23 points, placing the Tigers 30th overall. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026 However, both consider flag football their primary sport and have received offers to play in college. — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for received

Recent Examples of Synonyms for received

Adjective

The group noted the projection was revised upward from an earlier estimate owing to an additional year in the budget window and higher prevailing interest rates.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Likewise, prevailing concepts of Hamlet at the time cast the prince as a wan and melancholic, leading critics to bristle at Bernhardt’s energy.

— Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of prevailing

Verb

All roads lead to Doug Mason, who also admitted the coincidence was mutual.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Reddington referenced two notes the jury foreperson sent the court about the juror, who, according to Reddington, admitted doubt but refused to join the other 11 jurors in finding Clancy not guilty.

— Carmel Wroth, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of admitted

Adjective

The widespread belief was Clippers general manager Trent Redden would fill that role, but the team has not publicly revealed its plans.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
That equation represents a much more general concept that can be applied to all sorts of figures and spatial dimensions.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of general

Verb

The Hugging Face deal marks the second-largest for Nvidia; the chip company entered a $20 billion non-exclusive agreement to buy assets from chipmaker Groq in December.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Deputies entered the home after the three-hour standoff and took the woman into custody without incident, Igoe said.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of entered

Adjective

The build-up to that tie was dominated by a public row with another of his own team’s players, this time French attacker Allan Saint-Maximin.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The Moon opposes your ruler Pluto, creating tension between public responsibilities and private concerns.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of public

Verb

The play gave Western Michigan a field goal as time expired, and those 3 points loomed large as Western Michigan took a 9-7 lead in the fourth quarter.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
In 2022, the pair took a big risk for their first date and went on a spontaneous trip to the World Cup in Qatar.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of took

Adjective

Granted, Pollard needs only 1,083 yards to achieve a career high, but the Titans would like to get Tyjae Spears more involved and the overall quality of this offense remains a large question mark.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Coming to the overall standings, while Mercedes managed to take a significant early lead with five successive wins for local boy Kimi Antonelli, McLaren and Ferrari have been closing in on the gap with some decent performances of late.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026

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