SIFTED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

sifted

verb

past tense of sift

as in filtered

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as in inspected

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Verb

That signal is often invisible on a résumé filtered by degree or title.

— Brittany Murrey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The higher someone rises, the more information is filtered before reaching them.

— Julio Ottino, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of filtered

Verb

The following restaurants in Pulaski County have been inspected by the Arkansas Department of Health over the past week.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026
The department had initially intercepted and inspected the shipment at the port based on a tip received by its counterfeit and piracy enforcement team, the department said in the release.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of inspected

Verb

The Star reached out to the Kansas City Police Department asking if the allegations were reported or investigated but did not immediately hear back.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026
Officials asked the public to continue avoiding the parking structure while police investigated.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of investigated

Verb

Our final list includes editor-owned and researched styles with extended inseam options.

— Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2026
As America commemorates its 250th anniversary, the expertise of museums, public historians and scholars is increasingly being called into question, leading to conversations about how the nation’s history is researched, interpreted and presented.

— Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of researched

Verb

Pricing plans, rebate information and outage status were flagged as the most consistently difficult content for customers to navigate across every utility digital channel studied.

— Amber Mullaney, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Voskanyan had studied in Armenia to be a dentist and later worked a variety of jobs in America including in construction and jewelry and as a dental technician.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of studied

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