SERVED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

served

verb

past tense of serve

as in attended

to be a servant for he served his master faithfully for 20 years

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as in sufficed

to be enough they made the pasta serve for eight guests

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as in suited

to be fitting or proper those old riding boots will serve for now, but you'll need newer ones for the horse show

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as in treated

to behave toward in a stated way my parents served me well in preparing me for life

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as in acted

to have a certain purpose the harsh punishment served to teach everyone a lesson

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as in benefited

to provide with something useful or desirable an excellent college that served her with the skills necessary to make it in today's job market

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Recent Examples of served Moody, who served as Florida’s attorney general when the settlement was approved, struck a more reserved note, appearing to distance herself from the investigation. — Liv Caputo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 If inmates served jail time and posted bond, staff were instructed to contact immigration officials, the newspaper reported. — Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Breakfast is served in Bateiras restaurant by the new pool area, which is also open for lunch, with a daily menu that offers homemade yogurt, your classic avocado toast and eggy options, as well as a new juice and dessert of the day. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 But for many, her death Tuesday has served as a reminder that at the heart of her legacy is her role as a songwriter. — Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The former Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star has served her federal-prison sentence. — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 McKinney served 30 years in prison on the 1987 robbery charge, records show. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026 Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson, a former student of McKenna’s, served as emcee for the ceremony. — Staff Report, Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026 Strantz with the Rockets served as a legal and strategic advisor to senior leadership, including the president, general manager, general counsel and coaching and basketball operations staff. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

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Rasmussen grew up a Boise State fan because a bunch of his family attended the university — his uncle, Dan Murphy, was even an offensive lineman for the Broncos from 1984 to 1987.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2026
Several groups of Horned Frogs fans packed local bars on Thursday, and hundreds attended a pep rally Friday.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

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The system also changed the timing and coordination of its legs, producing a more wave-like walking pattern suited to uneven surfaces.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
That makes this plan better suited to multiple streamlined sites rather than storage-heavy projects.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of suited

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Chan’s parents always treated their back pain from laborious food industry jobs with acupuncture and cupping, the practice of using cups or suction on the skin to stimulate blood flow and the flow of chi, or energy.

— Cara Kelly, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
None of this was treated as a foregone conclusion during production.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of treated

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He was bounced before the fourth quarter and acted like a principled victim.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The case led in 2022 to investigations of four German museums that in some cases unwittingly acted as intermediaries for sales between the dealers and art museums worldwide.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of acted

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Payne was always the player who could’ve benefited the most from the arrival of Sammis, and the early returns on the pairing were encouraging.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
On Tuesday local time, the US semiconductor sector faced a sharp sell-off, with chip and memory stocks that had previously benefited heavily from the AI surge leading the declines and pulling the broader market down.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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