BARKED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

barked 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of bark

as in peeled

to remove the natural covering of barking a tree will probably kill it

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verb (2)

past tense of bark

as in shouted

to speak sharply or irritably the new supervisor found that speaking to people with a civil tongue got better results than barking at them

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Recent Examples of barked

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Freedom stood up, spread his arms, barked back and took a step toward her. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Mike Vrabel barked out instruction during a situational period working end-of-half plays, including one Hail Mary. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Her dog barked, and Vera went to say hello, scratching the mutt between the ears. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026 When The Times knocked on the door of the home Yeager had hoped to rent — days after Yeager had been told the tenants would be moving out — a dog immediately barked. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 Two hikers are facing charges after their off-leash dog repeatedly ran toward and barked at a grizzly bear during an encounter in Banff National Park. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 Outside, the guards were often genial and chatty; inside, visitors were treated as objects of suspicion, barked at and insulted. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Days or weeks passed, but then the dog barked, the mail carrier tramped onto the porch, the mailbox clattered. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 The department said the dog then emerged from the apartment, barked and charged toward an officer. — City News Service, Daily News, 20 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for barked

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Combine 3 heads of garlic, cloves separated and peeled, and 1½ cups grapeseed oil in a small ovenproof saucepan (add more oil if cloves aren’t submerged).

— Jeremy Fox, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
There is no trailer yet for One Piece’s return, but since production has wrapped, keep your eyes peeled for fresh looks at what’s to come in the next few months.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of peeled

Verb

One shopper shouted out the spacious front pockets, and another loved their sporty vibe.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto/Getty Protesters shouted slogans denouncing the police and government over alleged delays in taking action to find the missing girl, and then to find the perpetrators.

— Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of shouted

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The ensuing traffic jam sent reverberations far and wide and snarled thousands of people.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The horns section snarled, the background vocalists riffed, and Olivia picked up multiple instruments herself – the tambourine, guitar, shakers, and the piano.

— Sidney Madden, VIBE.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of snarled

Verb

When the boy and his grandmother got into difficulty in the water, his siblings, ages 4 and 6, yelled to attract the attention of bystanders.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
Defiant, Mladic acted bullishly during his trial and yelled at the judges when sentenced to life in prison.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of yelled

Verb

The victory snapped a streak that had beguiled the second-year franchise even in the midst of an unprecedented level of success for an expansion team in the WNBA.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Cramer’s comments Tuesday came shortly after Nvidia snapped a seven-session losing streak, its longest slump since September 2022.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of snapped

Verb

Since then, Barkley has growled at several other people, and all but one have been diagnosed with some type of cancer, Dozier said.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
At the other end of our road, the cranes of the docks loomed — great Stothert and Pitt machines that growled overhead like something out of Star Wars, guarding the scale and mystery of the River Thames.

— Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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