BUDGED Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

budged

verb

past tense of budge

as in succumbed

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) despite hours of intense pressure, she refused to budge from her position

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as in shifted

to change one's position he finally budged from his beach blanket when the tide started swirling up around him

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as in removed

to change the place or position of the bureau was so heavy that two people couldn't budge it

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Recent Examples of budged But, nationally, the share of kindergarteners who received vaccine exemptions has risen less than one per cent since Kennedy took office, and the measles-vaccination rate has hardly budged. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 And while the Fed hasn't budged under Warsh, the market's view about the long end has gotten a lot more muddled lately. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 The economist flagged that beyond coding, there just isn’t much evidence of wide adoption, noting customer service employment is barely budged in recent years, likewise in manufacturing. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 That number has barely budged despite years of investment in planning systems and omnichannel front ends. — Samuel Mueller, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 But in good news for savers, even though the Fed rate hasn’t budged in seven months, other factors have pushed interest rates higher on some low-risk vehicles that can provide healthy returns for your cash. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 July 2026 Unlike during the coronavirus pandemic, when the country essentially shut down, most indicators of energy consumption, such as traffic congestion, have hardly budged. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026 The Standard & Poor’s 500 index barely budged in a day of uneventful trading. — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Something Good Pull-On Barrel Pants, $88 (Originally $98) Drew Barrymore has been an It Girl since long before I was born, and her cool factor hasn’t budged since her pixie-hair days. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 20 July 2026

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One of the most famously arid national landmarks succumbed to deadly flash flooding over the weekend, leaving at least one person dead and more than a dozen unaccounted for as more rain could lash Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on Monday.

— Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Latchford succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash, the release said.

— Aaron Valdez, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 27 Aug. 2026

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The Cook Political Report recently shifted Texas into its toss-up category, from a race considered to lean Republican.

— Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026
From their second year onward, the prizes shifted their focus to unusual but authentic research, both in response to criticism and to establish greater credibility.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of shifted

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But Boone removed him from the lineup before the top of the fourth, shifting José Caballero to shortstop and bringing in Amed Rosario to play third base.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
That arrest came roughly one-and-a-half-years removed from Cleveland being arrested for DUI.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of removed

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Cameron moved up to the division earlier this year and defeated Michaela Kotaskova by unanimous decision in April to claim the vacant WBO title and become a two-weight world champion.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Ragged, jagged or fluffy edges point to a Bristol Type 6 stool, meaning waste moved through the colon too fast for water to be absorbed properly.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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To date, patrons of the Central Arkansas Library System have submitted reconsideration requests only rarely.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
The team submitted a referral to Valley Oasis, a provider of trauma and homeless services and housing, a spokesman for the county Department of Homeless Services and Housing said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of submitted

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Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.

— Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
My jaw twitched uncontrollably.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026

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