TANKED Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈtaŋ(k)t

Definition of tanked

slang

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol we can count on those jerks getting tanked tonight after the game

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tanked

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verb

past tense of tank

as in flopped

to be unsuccessful her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots

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Recent Examples of tanked

Adjective

Because sales of home media almost completely tanked while streaming services were ascendant, many manufacturers of stand-alone players exited the market. — Matt Kamen, Wired News, 29 May 2026 The protests began last week with economic grievances as the Iranian currency, the rial, tanked. — Henry Austin, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026 CrowdStrike’s stock price predictably tanked after the July 19 outage disrupted various services across the nation, from flights to court dates to hospital appointments. — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024

Verb

Xbox’s finances have been in shambles while its market share has tanked from its peak years ago. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Over the last five days, SK Hynix has plunged 26%, Samsung has tanked 22% and Micron has dropped around 11%. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 In the bankruptcy filing, Character Technologies confirmed that lawsuits tanked its business, despite its platform’s popularity. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026 Many in Kabul, like Ahmadi, are forced to rely on tanked in water from private companies. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Colorado’s three veteran fillers brought in to prop up the rotation largely tanked. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026 In the end, injuries not only ended that dream but tanked his case for a third consecutive MVP as well. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 He and Fox both got hurt in the same January game, and those injuries tanked any chances the Rangers had of securing a postseason spot. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Teams have tanked for decades—the controversy has been a part of basketball discourse since at least 1984, when the Houston Rockets were accused of throwing their season to improve their shot at drafting the great center Hakeem Olajuwon. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanked

Adjective

Prosecutors say Canadian visitor Mitchell Fairbarn took Peachy from the Flamingo Las Vegas habitat in a drunk prank and injured the bird; his lawyer says Fairbarn never intended harm.

— Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
This is where Krasner and Pollock lived for nearly 11 years, until Pollock killed himself and one of his passengers, Edith Metzger, while driving drunk, injuring his girlfriend, Ruth Kligman, too.

— John Yau, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of drunk

Verb

The notorious Grand Theft Auto 6 leaker seems to be hitting pause after the group’s newest effort to rake in funds appears to have flopped.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Meta’s previous efforts in this space and its big bet on the metaverse have largely flopped, but the company is convinced things will be different this time.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of flopped

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

Since democracy was restored in 1989, no candidate who failed to win the first round of voting has gone on to win the presidency in the second round.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
That plan failed when then-Senate President Susan Wagle refused to bring the bill to the floor for a vote.

— Jack Harvel October 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of failed

Adjective

Reagan was forgetful but not necessarily cognitively impaired, Darman said.

— Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Officers arrested Mia Dawson, 20, in relation to the incident on charges of operating while impaired, reckless operation of a vehicle, hit-and-run driving, vehicular homicide and vehicular negligent injuring.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of impaired

Verb

Deadline hears that the BBC has held tentative discussions about whether Sounds could be folded in with iPlayer to create a single streaming service for video and audio, not unlike Netflix and YouTube.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2026
Netflix, for example, puts the TV show or movie on the top half, and video controls on the bottom half when folded in that position.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

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