TARRIED Synonyms: 171 Similar and Opposite Words

tarried

verb

past tense of tarry

as in waited

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain

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as in lingered

to move or act slowly the dean tarried in making his decision, still not sure if he should suspend the student or not

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as in stayed

to reside as a temporary guest he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights

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Stewart waited another two weeks to get back onto the field for the Trojans, making his season debut count during Saturday’s loss to Oregon.

— Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The passengers were accompanied by family members who waited for their arrival.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of waited

Verb

For scientists, the harder question has been how oxygen stayed abundant for millions of years afterward — long enough, as ancient rocks suggest, to set the stage for the emergence of increasingly complex life.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The couple stayed married for 65 years, until Estelle’s death in 2008.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of stayed

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Though the station itself was torn down in the late 1960s, the Caledonian hotel remained, and has been under Waldorf Astoria's ownership since 2012.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
From there on out, Anderson remained a frequent collaborator with the Coen Brothers, going on to storyboard each of their films.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of remained

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Trump’s proclamation would have delayed compliance with the tougher standards from 2027 until 2029, though EPA ultimately repealed them in February.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Flights are delayed, resulting in crew rest violations, maintenance schedule conflicts, cargo rerouting decisions, fuel reallocation and thousands of passenger rebooking scenarios.

— Abha Dogra, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of delayed

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Merz and Zelenskyy visited a building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in central Kyiv that was damaged in a Russian attack that killed two people on Monday, as air raid sirens sounded across the capital.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
But the specialness of the event wasn’t confined only to the Sphere, as fans visited Metallica’s many experiences.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026

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Students sitting with arms linked at the elbows could only see in shards through a picket of shin guards, restricting their view of the area where classmates and roommates were dragged one by one and zip-tied face down on the spring grass.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
As Findley dragged the driver from the truck, Deputy Chase Blatt, driving north on I-35, saw the fire and the driver being pulled from the truck.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of dragged

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In a historic first, two olive ridley sea turtles crawled out of the sea within the second week of September and laid their eggs in pits of sand in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
The technology isn’t perfect, Walsh said; if Gus had crawled beneath a bush to sleep, the camera wouldn’t necessarily find him.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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