CANNED Synonyms: 254 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈkand

Definition of canned

as in imitative

using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model there's a canned quality to the screenplay that reminds you of countless other action movies

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as in drunk

slang being under the influence of alcohol Driving home on New Year's Eve, she worried about other drivers who might be canned.

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canned

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verb

past tense of can

as in stopped

slang to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end can the chatter, or I'm kicking you out of this library

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as in dismissed

to let go from office, service, or employment the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers

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Recent Examples of canned

Adjective

Save as a collection on MyRecipes We’re all trying to make our grocery budgets stretch a little further these days, and a great way to do that is to stock up on canned and frozen foods that have a long shelf life. — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026 The 51-year-old Grapevine resident shopped with his wife, Janice, 50, for canned goods, rice and flour. — Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

Verb

These beans are often sold at different stages of maturity, and they are sold fresh, canned, and frozen. — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026 Plenty of people would like to see the general manager canned. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for canned

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Using techniques like input-dependent computation and gating, the liquid AI design gives us substantially greater power to access the human-like cognition, albeit imitative, of the machines.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Since then, whenever new tools to crank out communications have become available, somebody has flooded the zone with the fastest, most imitative material that could garner attention.

— Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025

Definition of imitative

Verb

Meanwhile, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said Friday afternoon that all four Moscow airports -- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky -- stopped flights arriving and departing for security reasons.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
If only the Hornets could have stopped the game after one possession apiece.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of stopped

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The North has denied responsibility for the incident and dismissed Seoul's demand to apologize and remove its remaining mines.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Three weeks before the election, the chairman of Israel’s Central Elections Committee dismissed the case, but the AID Coalition agreed not to buy more blocks on additional flights.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of dismissed

Adjective

For fried foods, a squeeze of lemon will provide a similar bright finish, though not malt vinegar’s toasty flavor.

— Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
Come early evening, Stinky's Fish Camp, a Santa Rosa Beach standout for Gulf-to-table cuisine, was an essential stop—locals rave about its fried oyster sandwich.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of fried

Verb

The flagship journal has stopped accepting manuscripts and grant reviews, fundraisers, and educational activities have ceased.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
After dramatically reducing the number of children in hotels over the past three years, DHS ceased the practice entirely in November 2025.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of ceased

Verb

And immigration courts, which ultimately decide whether someone can be removed from the country, face more significant case backlogs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Acton has said that her stepfather repeatedly raped her as a pre-teenage girl and that her family lived in a tent at the time she was removed from their care.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

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