TECHED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

teched

adjective

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Definition of teched

as in touched

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Adjective

Our family is very touched and deeply grateful by this incredible tribute.

— Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Still, Federer certainly had his long runs on top and touched tennis fans worldwide for more than 20 years with his shotmaking and class on and off the court.

— Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2022

Definition of touched

Adjective

The film casts Courtenay as Norman, the devoted, slightly fey dresser to a declining Shakespearean actor (Finney) touring England during the Blitz.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
And the spacious rooms are fit for a man’s man like Duke Wayne, not a fey faux-cowboy like Kevin Costner – just sayin’!

— David Weiss, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026

Definition of fey

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The odd thing about this choice is that, although the DSA’s platform is indeed chock-full of maniacal proposals, on this particular idea, the maniacs have a point.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Erling Haaland, Norway’s large, maniacal striker, has several exceedingly Norwegian traits.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

Definition of maniacal

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Doing it against a team hellbent on drawing blood takes something downright deranged.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Naturally, googling Messi and Roccuzzo yields some truly deranged headlines, such as one from the Daily Mail that suggests the couple’s 2023 trip to a Publix supermarket was (gasp) staged.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 June 2026

Definition of deranged

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Sánchez’s entry features industrious zombies hot on the tails of some cyclists, while Evans’ installment (the best here) deals with a demented doomsday cult.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Moments later, Haaland suddenly made one of his almost demented charges, at Senegal’s goalkeeper.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

Definition of demented

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As a state with an off-year major state election cycle, Virginia’s 2026 elections have been heavily dominated by congressional races.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
To answer your question, there was a time many decades ago when club teams versus national teams was a common off-season exhibition match.

— Torrey Hart, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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