PICKED UP Synonyms: 395 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in tidy

being clean and in good order if your room is all picked up, you can go to the party

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verb

past tense of pick up

as in mastered

to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in he has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks

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as in assembled

to bring together in one body or place pick up all of your things because we have to be off this beach before dark

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as in bought

to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for could you pick up some milk at the store?

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as in gained

to gradually increase in the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat

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as in lifted

to move from a lower to a higher place or position pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa

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as in arrested

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food

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as in cleaned house

to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff I thought you said you had picked up, so why are these things still lying around the rec room?

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as in resumed

to begin again or return to after an interruption after the protestors were removed from the auditorium, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off

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as in trimmed

to make neat the boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while

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Recent Examples of picked up

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Around 2013, the channel picked up steam as the couple began posting reaction videos to viral social media clips. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Specializing in a stylish suite of KD55 showerhead filters, the brand has recently been picked up by leading UK retailer Boots. — Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 Paramount Pictures has picked up the film rights to Red Rising, the best-selling dystopian sci-fi series by Pierce Brown. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 The sensor successfully picked up a similar cook time of around three minutes and 30 seconds, resulting in the quickest version of the dish I’d had at home in three years. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026 Employment gains have picked up this year, with the economy adding 68,000 per month versus fewer than 10,000 per month in 2025. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 This time, Daniels and the Buccaneers’ offense didn’t squander the chance to put the Cowboys away, as Irving picked up the necessary first down to allow his rookie quarterback some victory kneels to end the game. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 As for food, those onboard can opt to dine on deck, at a picnic onshore, or underneath the stars, with each meal made from local ingredients picked up throughout the trip. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 The quiet release quickly picked up steam with praise from testers and a massive vote of confidence from investors. — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

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Britain wants to keep space tidy, so the UK Space Agency (UKSA) has awarded a £61-million (US$81-million) contract to remove two defunct UK satellites from orbit between 2029 and 2032 using manipulator spacecraft launched from the Shetlands.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
And the service is unparalleled, including bathrooms that are cleaned after every use—our own houses aren’t that tidy.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026

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Miller—who is no stranger to extramarital tabloid scandals herself—has also mastered her getting-cheated-on performances.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
Bloomberg Philanthropies says the West Coast city has mastered the art of faster building applications.

— Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of mastered

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Texas ran for 212 yards, and it all but put the game away on the ground until Ole Miss assembled an evening-ending combination of plays that led to a Hail Mary attempt to potentially win it.

— Mac Engel October 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
After a week of respecting the sanctity of spoilers, our critics have assembled to discuss the movie in detail.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2026

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In 2019, Sigsby and his wife purchased the Fable (formerly the Old Chalet and before that, the Black Boar) less than six months before the pandemic.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Some of the weapons from American manufacturers purchased during the Biden administration are still flowing to Ukraine, but many of those contracts have been fulfilled.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of purchased

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Google’s agent debuted this spring and since then has expanded access, added more connections to a range of sources, and gained new visibility as part of the Gemini app’s redesign.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
From a career-high 155 yards from Javonte Williams to the defense making just enough stops to allow the offense to do its thing, the Cowboys gained a little bit of their swagger back in the City of Brotherly Love.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of gained

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Klara learns Josie’s older sister, Sal, was lifted, got sick, then died.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
For the closing set, according to a photo posted on X and various videos, the legendary rocker was lifted onto the stage while seated on a black throne adorned with skulls and topped with a black bat.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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Nearly 1,000 people were arrested Saturday as nationwide protests resumed, France's Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told reporters.

— James Cirrone , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Training resumed on October 1, after the company completed further assessments.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026