ESCORTED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

escorted 1 of 2

adjective

as in accompanied

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verb

past tense of escort

as in attended

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus

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Freedom stopped near the basket to plead his case to security as he was escorted from the court area. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Kanter Freedom stopped near the basket to plead his case to security as he was escorted from the court area. — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Ex-Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Ryan isn't staying quiet after watching Enes Kanter Freedom get escorted out of Wintrust Arena on Sunday night for standing up for female athletes. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 There’s still no resolution involving multiple El Camino Real coaches escorted off campus while the school conducts an investigation as to why their CPR and first-aid cards weren’t showing up in the Red Cross database. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Kanter Freedom then stood with his arms extended and stepped toward the court, before security escorted him out of the arena. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 The kind where you’re blindfolded, submerged into a dark room, escorted to your seat, and left to experience an entire meal in near-total darkness? — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 An olive ridley sea turtle hatchling (Lepidochelys olivacea) is being escorted to the sea by locals who protected her nest. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026 Charles, who was then prince, escorted Meghan down the aisle amid tensions with her father, Thomas Markle. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

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accompanied

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The department says Archaga-Elvir was arrested in Texas as an accompanied minor in 2015, but he was released by the Obama administration.

— Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026

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