SEATED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

seated

verb

Definition of seated next

past tense of seat

as in sat

to cause to sit down the usher seated them in the third row

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as in inducted

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies one of the first appointments that he made after being seated as president of the state senate

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Recent Examples of seated Her mother is a short way off and has seated herself on a flattish rock in the shade of an oak tree. —

Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026 Surveillance video allegedly showed Matthews walk to the side of the train where Swan was seated and stand near her. —

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026 Assmaa Elayyat, a deputy director in the county Health and Human Services Agency, is accused of crashing her sedan into a bus stop, killing Katie Osorio, who was seated on a bench, on May 22 in Southcrest. —

Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 Of course, a fan seated near her filmed the concert on his phone, blocking her view. —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026 Opening statements could begin Thursday, June 4 if a jury is seated. —

Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 June 2026 Founders of Avatech’s mentee companies, seated in front of their laptops, clapped and banged their hands on tables to the distinctive stomp-stomp-clap beat of the song as an electric guitar wailed. —

Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 Defense attorneys, seated in a long row before Maguire while their clients sat in jail uniforms in the courtroom’s jury box, called the DA’s motion unnecessary, arguing any undue pretrial publicity began with prosecutors’ own news conference at the beginning of their criminal case. —

Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026 Is this family trying to stay seated together, or business travelers seeking first-class accommodation? —

Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

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Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.

— Amanda Rosa, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.

— Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024