funked

verb

past tense of funk
as in shunned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funked
  1. shunned
  2. ducked
  3. eschewed
  4. avoided
  5. dodged
  6. sidestepped
  7. shook
Verb
  • Dropped by his followers and shunned by his circle, Jim has only Lucien on his side, a skinny and fiercely loyal admirer.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • So do countries with emerging economies such as India and the Philippines, doubly shunned because their thriving back-office service sectors are particularly at risk of displacement by artificial intelligence.
    — RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of shunned
Verb
  • All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Final accounting for 2025-26 revenue sharing is still to be completed, but big market clubs are on the hook for bigger bills after seven teams ducked under the luxury tax threshold ahead of the trade deadline.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of ducked
Verb
  • Not wanting a didactic feel, Ebenstein eschewed labels for the art, artifacts, masks, toys, skeletal and wet specimens, wax scientific models, devotional objects, vintage taxidermy and books.
    — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Netflix has long had a corporate culture that largely eschewed layoffs (the cuts earlier this week were its first in four years) but favored individual teams making changes as needed.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of eschewed
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  • Alabama avoided its first three-game losing streak since 2007 by beating Texas A&M and returned to the top 10.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Nuggets fans have hoped Denver would have avoided an 0-2 start to the season after dropping the first game of the year to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoided
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  • Take a Fall Hike Galena sits on the southern edge of the Driftless Area, where rivers and rocky bluffs dodged the flattening force of glaciers long ago.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Oregon’s Lanning compares UCLA to national champs Oregon coach Dan Lanning dodged questions this past week about the health of quarterback Dante Moore following a brutal hit during a win over USC by trying to focus on UCLA.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of dodged
Verb
  • Trump sidestepped a question earlier this month on Netanyahu's reelection bid.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Payton also told offensive players about the change Monday but sidestepped questions twice -- once after the Broncos’ 24-14 loss to San Francisco and again Wednesday -- about Webb’s future calling plays.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of sidestepped
Verb
  • The tech-heavy Nasdaq has fought its way into the green Tuesday, as influential AI stocks like CoreWeave shook off earlier losses.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The pope then walked outside greeted and waved at the crowd and shook hands of hospital staff lined up by car to see him off.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of shook
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