FILIBUSTERED Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

filibustered

verb

past tense of filibuster

as in stalled

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Verb

Now, the market is stalled by surging mortgage rates, the compounding effect from years of rising home prices and an economic outlook dimmed by high inflation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Both pitchers settled into the game, and the offenses stalled.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of stalled

Verb

No president has publicly harangued and harassed the Fed more to lower interest rates.

— Steve Liesman, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
There are, unfortunately, far too many examples of women who marry high-profile figures only to be harangued for expressing anything other than gratitude and graciousness.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of harangued

Verb

Earhart lectured at the school before embarking on her final flight.

— News Editor, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Luann patiently attempts to explain that the women don’t like being lectured to about their business affairs, only for Vicki to abruptly answer a phone call mid-conversation.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of lectured

Verb

Natomas resident Sarah Arizaga, 46, wasn’t familiar with all of the candidates, so procrastinated on submitting her ballot until the final day.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Travelers who procrastinated securing their summer getaway plane tickets might blanch after a glance at airfare costs.

— Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 May 2026

Definition of procrastinated

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The twins still face state rape charges in Miami, and their trial has been delayed as prosecutors awaited the federal case sentencing in Manhattan.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
The trip was going to be delayed and the team wouldn’t be home until the early morning hours.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of delayed

Verb

Lorraine, Google’s chief marketing officer, pontificated at conferences and in op-eds about building diverse, inclusive teams.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Cable news anchors pontificated on the possible environmental toll were the Al Salmi’s cargo of two million barrels of crude discharged into the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of pontificated

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