LODGED Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in stuck

firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge the rusty, old bolts were so well lodged that a power wrench was needed to extract them

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verb

past tense of lodge

as in housed

to provide with living quarters or shelter the landlord can legally lodge up to 20 people in his apartment building at one time

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as in nestled

to establish or place comfortably or snugly our pet guinea pig lodged himself in the far corner of his cage and simply refused to come out

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as in embedded

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter the gunman had managed to lodge a bullet in my back, just inches from my spine

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Recent Examples of lodged

Adjective

If pellets remain lodged inside, the group warned that an infection could, in the worst case, become life-threatening. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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Despite surgery, however, the bullet lodged inside his abdomen was not found, and his condition suddenly deteriorated. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 Castro is accused of firing a gun through the front door of a Minneapolis home, striking Sosa-Celis in the leg with a bullet that lodged in a child’s bedroom wall. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 This case and others lodged against social media giants have been compared to transformative litigation against big tobacco companies in the 1990s. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 The decision also dismissed all claims against Morris’ wife, Deborah, and all but one claim lodged against Robert Morris personally. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026 Castro, 52, is accused of firing a gun through the front door of a Minneapolis home, striking Sosa-Celis in the leg with a bullet that lodged in a child’s bedroom wall. — Mark Vancleave, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 At least one bullet went through the home's front window and lodged into a wall, though no one inside the home was hurt. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 At least two or three projectiles appear to have passed straight through the fin, while others may still be lodged inside, according to the group. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 One day, while washing a wooden cutting board, a splinter lodged in my left index finger. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

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Adjective

By then, the inside of your microwave should be warm and moist, and the once-stuck food should be soft and easy to remove.

— Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
Dismayingly, for those of us who are perpetually stuck on item three of our to-do list, all that barely begins to describe how Dolly Parton spent her days.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

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Verb

The Foscarini Signature Suite (which housed the Doge) is approximately 966 square feet and also offers Grand Canal views.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Off-grid residents blur the line between housed and homeless, as county officials juggle lax enforcement, environmental damage, real estate scams and calls to legalize basic services such as addresses and trash pickup.

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

Definition of housed

Verb

Whale calls can travel as far as 100 kilometers underwater, which means the animals can be located by comparing when those calls reach receivers embedded along the ocean floor.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
The tactile sensors use copper foil embedded beneath the silicone surface.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of embedded

Adjective

Residents described idling in traffic as roads became jammed with evacuees.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Even when turned off, internal components like microswitches or thermal relays can fail or become jammed by breadcrumbs, potentially causing the heating element to turn on unexpectedly.

— Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of jammed

Verb

Her school from fourth to seventh grade, Colegio San Agustín Makati, accommodated her tournament schedule.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
The United Kingdom and the United States ran deficits that accommodated both Japan’s and Germany’s surpluses.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of accommodated

Verb

And when the sun starts its nightly descent, grab an aperitivo at Terrazza Campari, perched just above the resort’s pristine sandy cove and crystal-blue waters.

— Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Emirates’ massive suite, which is perched over the center of Ashe, is being remodeled this year to emulate the spacious lounges and curved bar on its double-decker Airbus 380 planes.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of perched

Verb

After three or four weeks, a gentle tug on the stem should meet resistance, indicating that the cutting has rooted.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
The Quilceda Creek vineyards are also non-grafted and own-rooted, which Golitzin believes enables each clone to express its character more directly.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026

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