BUDGED Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

budged

verb

past tense of budge

as in succumbed

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) despite hours of intense pressure, she refused to budge from her position

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as in shifted

to change one's position he finally budged from his beach blanket when the tide started swirling up around him

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as in removed

to change the place or position of the bureau was so heavy that two people couldn't budge it

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Recent Examples of budged That threshold has not budged in more than 60 years. — Ryan Brennan may 27, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026 Still, scores have only budged a little. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026 Whether the night is elaborate or pared down, Stewart’s central rule has not budged. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026 The number of blood transfusions (a common treatment for this condition), meanwhile, barely budged. — Whizy Kim, Fortune, 12 June 2026 After generations of improvement, life expectancy in this country has barely budged since the 2010s. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026 Chevron, Exxon, and Morgan Stanley all warned that oil inventories were nearing troublingly low levels, and high insurance rates for ships passing through the strait have barely budged. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 29 May 2026 Another area where the House budged was on the Job Growth Grant Fund, used by DeSantis to pay for job training and infrastructure projects. — CBS News, 23 May 2026 Though ChatGPT still maintains a strong lead over competitors, its web traffic has hardly budged this year, according to Similarweb. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

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One boy, 12, succumbed to the heat and passed out, with EMS medics and police rushing to help him, according to PIX 11.

— Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
On Wednesday, the Police Department's traffic unit was notified that the motorcyclist had succumbed to his injuries.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 2 July 2026

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Rusak had spent months showing Ngo flat, organic-leaning designs before something shifted.

— Jessica Salter, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
State officials updated guidance for traffic stops involving legally armed drivers and Ramsey County law enforcement agencies shifted away from stopping drivers solely for equipment violations, such as broken taillights.

— Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

Definition of shifted

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If a shrub is causing safety issues, is diseased, or is causing damage to structures, it should be removed.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
The New York Post also confirmed the suspension earlier on Saturday, citing internal police documents that state Scheublin was removed from his position on Tuesday, June 30.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

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The match also will pose a significant challenge for the Mexican team, which has not conceded a goal during the World Cup but will face an English side that excels in aerial play, with lethal scorers like Kane and Jude Bellingham.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
At this World Cup, Mexico have not conceded a goal through their four matches.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of conceded

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However, Archie has remained largely out of the public eye since Meghan and Harry stepped back from their royal roles in 2020 and relocated to California.

— Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
By the late 19th century, the company relocated major operations to South Milwaukee, where a sprawling factory complex allowed engineers and machinists to push the limits of what these machines could do.

— Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of relocated

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Participants will have to stick to an average speed of below 50 kilometers an hour, on roads open to regular traffic, and will be submitted to time controls, passage checks, average speed trials and regularity trials.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 July 2026
McClure said Jefferson worked on the draft in between other obligations, and on June 28, the committee submitted it to Congress.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Definition of submitted

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Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.

— Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
My jaw twitched uncontrollably.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026

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