SEATED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

seated

verb

past tense of seat

as in sat

to cause to sit down the usher seated them in the third row

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to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies one of the first appointments that he made after being seated as president of the state senate

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Recent Examples of seated According to several people seated near Kanter Freedom, Alter said the former NBA player began chirping at Cloud throughout the quarter. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The pair came away from that incident, and more subtle slights (like having to wait 20 minutes to be seated in a mostly empty restaurant), with a better understanding of each other. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 During the third quarter of the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky game, Freedom, who was seated along the baseline wearing a shirt bearing the definition of a woman, got into a heated verbal exchange with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. — Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 With the Indiana Fever holding an 81-75 lead during a third-quarter timeout, Cloud began barking toward Freedom, who was seated courtside. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Selecting a jury The court is in the process of narrowing down 120 potential jurors to the 12 who will ultimately be seated. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 An advisory jury was seated to hear the case, but Gonzalez Rogers will ultimately decide Meta's fate. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 Someone entering a restaurant already knows the general sequence of checking in, being seated, ordering, and paying. — Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The government that is seated right now in Tennessee don’t want to be unseated. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026

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This fine establishment has sat at the same address in the Williamsburg Bridge's shadow since 1887, and the interiors carry about as many frills as your average public house—dark wood, plaster walls, and so on.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.

— Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024

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By the time of her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors, Parton was already a longtime member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, which inducted her in 1999.

— Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
Eminem shared a screenshot of a letter the late singer penned him after he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

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