HAZED Synonyms: 159 Similar and Opposite Words

hazed 1 of 3

adjective

as in hazy

covered over by clouds hazed skies made the flat landscape look even duller

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hazed

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verb (1)

past tense of haze

as in taunted

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults the roughnecks on the oil rig would haze the young man for his refined manners and educated speech

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hazed

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verb (2)

past tense of haze

as in obscured

to make dark, dim, or indistinct unfortunately, smog was hazing the view of the distant city skyline

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Aspen police hazed the bear while a CPW officer headed that way, and the bear climbed a tree and later left the area, Livingston said. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2026 On her first day on the job, Lange was hazed by a fellow traffic reporter, who told her about a big accident on the 405 Freeway at Wilshire Boulevard. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Teens allegedly hazed Jeremiah Hicks, a KCK resident who graduated from Washington High School in 2013, told board members that he was hazed by at least three district staff members, and other students, in a fraternity made for the school’s band. — Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 One veteran who, as a Jew, did feel excluded in the military during the 1970s (when he was hazed and even beaten), is Mikey Weinstein. — Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026 This protects any historic facilities from being hazed or harassed by new neighbors. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 25 Mar. 2026 Randy Walters said his child had been hazed at school over Afroman's posts and came home crying. — CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026 Randy Walters said his child had been hazed at school over Afroman’s posts and came home crying. — ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026 Olympia’s client is Diego Castillo, a firefighter who claims that he was mercilessly mocked and hazed by his peers after bringing his husband to a company cookout. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hazed

Adjective

Even as the sense of a hazy disturbance in the force lingers, Burkholder’s approximately three-minute statement at least demystified some of the curious situation.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
The band frequently steers the poppy songwriting offroad by leaning into distortion and ambience, creating moments of both near-mania and hazy unease.

— Sue Park, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hazy

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More recently, Vega helped fund Diego Marcon’s Krapfen (2025), a film in which a child is taunted by invisible beings that sing and dance.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The woman, who also reported it to the league, alleged that Jackson refused to delete the video and taunted her with it.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of taunted

Verb

The Barnes & Noble—a wide, flat building in gray brick—was obscured by an enormous construction crane.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
What resonated most for me, though, was witnessing conversations where depth of understanding unveiled perspectives previously obscured.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscured

Adjective

Around them stand darkened houses, and uncollected trash piles up on the street.

— Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
This trend has been pretty pervasive among designer bags recently, with shoppers buying new Prada and Chanel bags with darkened leather to give them a used look, or sourcing vintage Celine bags with obvious signs of wear.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 2 July 2026

Definition of darkened

Adjective

But what happened inside the house remains a complicated and clouded mystery.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Deravi’s team is focused on the Pieridae family of butterflies, which includes examples like the clouded sulfur (Colias philodice) and cabbage white (Pieris rapae).

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of clouded

Verb

Critics mocked Zacharia’s performance during her first and last press conference on Tuesday, and ripped her for describing herself as an attorney, despite having never passed the bar exam.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2026
The Difference Between Names And Dynamics Richard Feynman recalled being mocked by another child for not knowing a bird’s name.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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