BOOKED Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

booked

verb

past tense of book

as in reserved

to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use we booked a conference room for the meeting next week

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as in moved

slang to leave a place often for another I'm running late, so I've got to book

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Recent Examples of booked Gibson spent several days in the ICU before he was booked on charges of illegally possessing a gun and felony resisting arrest. — Senior Editor, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 But the Bakkers also booked unlikely celebrities, including singer Little Richard, Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver and Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt. — John Wigger, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 Barr was booked into Orange County jail Tuesday on suspicion of vehicle theft, vandalism and trespassing, said Sgt. — Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 More than 92 percent of those arrests were booked as felonies, according to NYC Open Data. — Daniel Edward Rosen, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 They were booked to play a string of gigs late last month, including a high-profile slot at New York’s CBGB Festival, until they were all wiped out by that East Coast storm. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026 Insider tip Even if you’re not booked in for a treatment, make time for the spa’s indoor pool. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026 He was booked at the Placer County Jail and was released later Thursday morning after posting a $10,000 bail bond, jail record show. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Long was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on felony video voyeurism and burglary charges. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

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These voices, however, were largely drowned out, while the loudest platforms were reserved for government officials and pundits making a case for war.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
To honor Ohtani’s heritage and connection with fans in Japan, 500 will be reserved for the Japanese market, with the remaining 500 available as the World Edition.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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This week, SpaceX moved one step closer to its goal of building its direct-to-device Starlink Mobile service after the FCC approved the aerospace company’s application to deploy and operate 15,000 next-generation Starlink satellites.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
On the day Erica and Peter moved into 150 Charles, their attorney claims, they were greeted with a cluttered and dirty space that didn’t square with the $26,000-a-month rent.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of moved

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The film, billed as a biographical dramedy, tells the story of a chaotic boardroom crisis at OpenAI in November 2023, when co-founder Altman was fired and then re-hired at the AI giant.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Claire, who always longed to be involved in baseball, expressed interest in the job and was hired as a public relations assistant, remaining in the position until 1975, when he was promoted to vice president of public relations.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of hired

Verb

During that time the female lead Rosa Salazar exited, by all accounts a mutual decision, and Fumero came on board.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Éric Vallat, a former cognac executive who joined Lacoste as its chief executive officer last year, has exited the brand.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of exited

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Eisner, Diller’s second in command, departed for Disney when he didn’t get promoted, and he was soon followed out the door by another rising young executive, Jeffrey Katzenberg.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Bailey departed Burberry in 2018 and was succeeded as chief creative officer by Riccardo Tisci, formerly the creative director at Givenchy (Marco Gobbetti took over Bailey’s CEO role in 2017).

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of departed

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If another worker with a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO plan got the same drug at the same Houston Methodist hospital, an employer could be paying almost six times as much, or nearly $4,400 for a vial.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
A little less than 18 months ago, Ukraine carried out a sneak drone attack in which forces smuggled them into Russian territory and waited until the truck that was unknowingly carrying them got close to Russian bases.

— Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

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