CARRIED Synonyms: 186 Similar and Opposite Words

carried

verb

past tense of carry

as in hauled

to support and take from one place to another each camper must be able to carry his or her own backpack

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as in packed

to wear or have on one's person I always carry a camera with me so as to never miss a great shot

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as in offered

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition all of the television networks will carry the president's speech

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as in included

to have as part of a whole the idea of equality carries with it a number of other concepts

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as in sustained

to hold up or serve as a foundation for erected a trellis to carry the vine

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as in earned

to receive as return for effort carried off the award for best picture of the year

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as in behaved

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way during that difficult time the grieving parents carried themselves with unfailing grace and dignity

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Recent Examples of carried In Moore’s case, though, the contents of those boxes carried a different weight. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026 But by the mid-2020s, the current had carried Rothe back to the genre that embraced her the most. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 Video of the incident obtained by CBS News Baltimore showed one student being picked up, carried and dragged by other boys inside the locker room. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Jeong carried a Noé from the same collaboration, also done in cream and tan. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 The game is airing on Disney’s broadcast network ABC, which last carried the game in 2006, and on ESPN and the ESPN app. — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Trump carried it by roughly 12 percentage points in 2024, and Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears carried it by about 8 points in 2025. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026 The other three – Maryland, Minnesota and Texas – prohibited certain election deepfakes, even if the content carried an AI warning. — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 A week later, Neal carried seven times for 28 yards and scored again as New Orleans beat Carolina 20-17. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Every chip and solar panel has to be hauled into orbit, and every answer those chips produce has to come back down.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
In a humiliating ritual, the assistant manager was marched out the door, hauled downtown for an interrogation, and accused of a despicable crime.

— Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of hauled

Verb

Nothing to worry about, though, as the hotel is located in a neighborhood packed with restaurants and bars of all sorts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Snag a moisture-boosting night cream from CeraVe at 30% off, which is packed with high-performance ingredients like hyaluronic acid and shea butter for an unbelievably low price.

— Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of packed

Verb

But when Disney offered 13-year-old Jason Weaver $2 million to sing as young Simba in The Lion King—his mom told them no.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Still, people of all ages should continue to be offered education and safe spaces for healing, Layden said.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of offered

Verb

Dak Prescott then orchestrated an 11-play, 74-yard drive that included a fourth down conversion and capped it with the throw to Lamb to give the Cowboys the victory.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
South Korean local media further reported that the oil recovery project was not included in the agreements reached between Seoul and Washington, citing the country’s industry ministry.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of included

Verb

Then Achane sustained a rib injury in the Jets game and Wright maximized his opportunity, gaining a career-high 107 rushing yards and scoring one rushing touchdown on 24 carries in a 34-10 win over the New York Jets.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Inventory has to be available at the right time, margins have to absorb retailer terms, teams have to support education and marketing, and sell-through has to be sustained beyond the launch.

— Rhea Cartwright, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of sustained

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Romero earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from California State University, Long Beach, in addition to her doctorate from UC Riverside.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Formed in 2012, Polaris broke through with 2017’s The Mortal Coil and 2020’s The Death of Me, both of which debuted in the Australian Top 10 and earned ARIA nominations for best hard rock/heavy metal album.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of earned

Verb

The vegetables’ changing moisture, texture and shape also meant no two instruments behaved exactly alike.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2026
The company has since disclosed several additional incidents where its models behaved in unintended ways, prompting industry researchers and government officials to call for additional oversight.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026