undid

verb

past tense of undo
1
as in paralyzed
to deprive of courage or confidence the sudden shriek undid the campers

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2
as in untied
to disengage the knotted parts of undo a tangled shoelace

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3
as in bothered
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy the mere mention of the home invasion still had the power to undo her

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Recent Examples of undid Errors undid the Mets on Sunday in the desert as well. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026 This movie completely undid my sense of what that type of filmmaking could be. — Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 Instead, Sapphire undid her shorts. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 As the smell intensified, Lina crossed to the front door of her apartment, undid the lock, and yanked the sticky door open. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Shamar Joseph then used the favorable overcast bowling conditions to perfection when his impeccable swing undid Kamindu Mendis, who left a delivery that swung back enough to knock back the off stump. — ABC News, 28 June 2026 Mother Nature undid a chunk of that work last week when an EF1 tornado descended on the R2 plant amid an onslaught of more than 30 twisters across the state, according to the National Weather Service. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 Specifically, the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act undid parts of the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act that had offered tax incentives for wind and solar. — David Condos, NPR, 19 May 2026 Ryan Oksenhorn, co-founder of drone delivery startup Zipline, wrote in a post on X last month that his company was evaluating GitLab and Atlassian's Bitbucket after GitHub accidentally undid code revisions, and subsequently provided instructions on recovering changes. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undid
  1. paralyzed
  2. untied
  3. bothered
  4. scared
  5. loosened
  6. alarmed
  7. terrified
  8. unfastened
Verb
  • The artisanal-fishing industry had been all but paralyzed by high gas prices since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz; a large number of vessels were anchored close to shore.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • The 11-year-old was diagnosed with an aggressive spinal tumor at the age of three and is paralyzed from the waist down.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of paralyzed
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  • Because you can't get untied every time.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
  • As the Knicks pulled away in the third quarter of Game 1, Hart bent down during a stoppage in play and, without saying a word, subtly untied the shoe of Fallon, who was seated courtside.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Definition of untied
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  • Maybe Bill Plaschke would be aware of that, and give due credit, if his hometown major newspaper bothered to have a dedicated correspondent covering one of the city’s NBA teams.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • For all the breathless coverage devoted to celebrity engagements, weddings, and whirlwind divorces, some of Hollywood’s most enduring love stories involve couples who never bothered with the paperwork.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Definition of bothered
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  • Don’t be scared by his blue eyes.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Lendeborg being 24 when camp opens rightly scared away some of the rebuilding teams picking ahead of Golden State, especially in concert with his iffy outside shot.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of scared
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  • Plus, the straps can be tightened or loosened to your liking.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • The ruling is the latest in a series of Supreme Court decisions that have loosened campaign finance restrictions, overturning a 2001 precedent that upheld the spending limits.
    — Michel Martin, NPR, 1 July 2026
Definition of loosened
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  • Those measures, however, have alarmed privacy advocates, who argue that age-gating the internet would affect all users — not just children.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • That’s alarmed the National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents about 400 nurses and staff at two psychiatric hospitals in Sacramento.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
Definition of alarmed
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  • The trailer teases Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the titular creature, who undergoes an intense transformation that leaves the townspeople terrified.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • Supporters — many of them wearing Colombia’s yellow and red colors — rushed the gates at the home stadium of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, leaving fans terrified and bloodied as security struggled to contain the rush.
    — NBC News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
Definition of terrified
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  • After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of unfastened

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