PICKED UP Synonyms: 395 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in tidy

being clean and in good order if your room is all picked up, you can go to the party

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verb

past tense of pick up

as in mastered

to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in he has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks

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as in assembled

to bring together in one body or place pick up all of your things because we have to be off this beach before dark

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as in bought

to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for could you pick up some milk at the store?

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as in gained

to gradually increase in the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat

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as in lifted

to move from a lower to a higher place or position pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa

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as in arrested

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food

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as in cleaned house

to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff I thought you said you had picked up, so why are these things still lying around the rec room?

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as in resumed

to begin again or return to after an interruption after the protestors were removed from the auditorium, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off

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as in trimmed

to make neat the boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while

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Recent Examples of picked up

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The first sudsy swiping involved $45,000 worth of product picked up at the distribution center, which never arrived at its intended destination of Tucson, Ariz. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Alabama Shakes last released an album in 2015, when Sound & Color debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and picked up multiple Grammy wins. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Chicago interim head coach Karina Báez picked up her first NWSL win. — Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 During the 911 response, Massey picked up a pot of boiling water from her stove, prompting Grayson to back away, according to court testimony. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026 Chicago police picked up the teenagers from the Congress Theater on Saturday. — Sara MacHi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Since then, she’s picked up on plenty of other subtle style differences, from the length of a daytime dress to the type of sneakers people wear. — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026 D’Avilla picked up his second assist on a goal by Robin Lod in the 9th minute and then scored for the first time this season five minutes later to give Chicago a 2-0 lead. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 Haley, Kotb’s first daughter, seems to have picked up her mother’s spirit of giving. — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked up

Adjective

Zig Zag, tidy and efficient, offers just a couple of options at a time.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
Instead, legislators wrote themselves a tidy little political come-on.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

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Jon Batiste is one of the most interesting contemporary musicians out there, a musical prodigy who began performing at age 8 and has mastered multiple instruments.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Kids can try the sheet again and again until the facts are mastered.

— Nicole Harris, Parents, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of mastered

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Engineers have assembled a prototype air-cooling rig to test the passive safety systems.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
High prices, closed factories Anderson said from January to July this year, there were about 689,000 vehicles assembled in Canada.

— Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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Hansen has purchased preshow advertising on every screen showing the upcoming A24 release, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Gaming is a key part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 goals—its Public Investment Fund purchased video game company Electronic Arts for $55 billion earlier this month.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of purchased

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Wednesday’s topping-out ceremony, when a construction crew lifted the final structural beam into place, doesn’t change that.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
CrowdStrike's results lifted shares of fellow cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks, up more than 10% on Thursday.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of lifted

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But her condition has deteriorated significantly in the months since she was first arrested in Miami-Dade County on May 5 and booked on a misdemeanor battery charge.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Weatherall was arrested in connection with the incident, per the outlet, Fox Carolina and Greenville County public arrest records.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026

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The administration has resumed strikes after months of dormancy.

— Laura Romero, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Direct flights have resumed between India and China, a few old Silk Road trade routes have opened, and in March India relaxed rules around investment from Beijing.

— Evelyn Cheng,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026