tiptoed

verb

past tense of tiptoe
as in padded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiptoed
  1. padded
  2. inched
  3. crept
  4. edged
  5. crawled
Verb
  • Delivery & Initial Setup The microwave arrived in a standard cardboard box, padded with some Styrofoam to fill out the interior gaps and keep the device secure.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Cushy and well-padded without feeling excessive, the New Balance Fresh Foam Arishi V4 Tiralux Sneakers are a wallet-friendly pick that just went on sale for $60.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of padded
Verb
  • His kick before the break from 59 yards out inched over the crossbar.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But the lead dwindled through four innings as the Brewers inched their way forward, tying the game in the fifth inning and taking the lead in the sixth with a solo home run from center fielder Garrett Mitchell.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of inched
Verb
  • By spring, with the opportunity fading for a mass relocation of homes and businesses, optimism crept back into public discourse.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Europe has crept back on the scene in a real negative way, this time with France on the hot seat.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of crept
Verb
  • Andrade, the Olympic champion on vault and the Olympic silver medalist in the all-around in Paris behind Simone Biles, edged Pease for gold.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Caterpillar also edged down about 2%, while Goldman Sachs lost more than 1%, adding pressure to the 30-stock index.
    — Hugh Leask,Lee Ying Shan,Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of edged
Verb
  • Giamanco crawled in through a shot-out window, reached the special education classroom and reracked his firearm in preparation for a deadly confrontation.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In May 2025, after Williams shut off the water in a cell, 10 inmates removed a toilet, crawled through a gap in the wall and scaled a fence out of the jail.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of crawled
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“Tiptoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoed. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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