BARKED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

barked 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of bark

as in peeled

to remove the natural covering of barking a tree will probably kill it

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verb (2)

past tense of bark

as in shouted

to speak sharply or irritably the new supervisor found that speaking to people with a civil tongue got better results than barking at them

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Mike Vrabel barked out instruction during a situational period working end-of-half plays, including one Hail Mary. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Her dog barked, and Vera went to say hello, scratching the mutt between the ears. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026 When The Times knocked on the door of the home Yeager had hoped to rent — days after Yeager had been told the tenants would be moving out — a dog immediately barked. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 Two hikers are facing charges after their off-leash dog repeatedly ran toward and barked at a grizzly bear during an encounter in Banff National Park. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 Outside, the guards were often genial and chatty; inside, visitors were treated as objects of suspicion, barked at and insulted. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Days or weeks passed, but then the dog barked, the mail carrier tramped onto the porch, the mailbox clattered. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 So Max Muncy, Mookie Betts and Miguel Rojas took their typical spots in the Los Angeles Dodgers infield and barked out situations ahead of the team’s 50th win of the season. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 24 June 2026 The department said the dog then emerged from the apartment, barked and charged toward an officer. — City News Service, Daily News, 20 June 2026

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Keep your eyes peeled at your next flea market or antique shop—vintage magazine racks are surprisingly plentiful.

— Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
Madjo initially peeled onto Marquinhos, captain for Brazil and PSG, from Villa goalkeeper Marco Bizot’s first long kick.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of peeled

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Dern's 7-year-old daughter peered her head over the barricade from her front row seat and shouted encouragement each time mom got close to her side of the cage.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Jarren Duran shouted at Willson Contreras at the end of an inning for no good reason.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of shouted

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Meanwhile, the tech industry's multitrillion-dollar spending spree on data centers and AI infrastructure has snarled supply chains.

— Matt Peterson,Kate Rooney, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
After the upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic, followed by the writers’ and actors’ strikes that snarled the production pipeline, many industry observers feared that Zoomers were a lost demographic.

— Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of snarled

Verb

In April, Bloomberg reported on troubles at Cooper’s company, spurred in part by juggling too many business ventures, including executive turnover, shows that failed to become major hits and staff issues with Kaplan, who often yelled at employees.

— Ashley Carman, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Witnesses said the suspect yelled racial slurs at the victim, officials said.

— Jessica Baltaxe, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of yelled

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After being shocked with the glove, the officer screamed and dropped to the ground, briefly debilitated for the moment the glove made contact with his skin.

— Meg Anderson, NPR, 12 Aug. 2026
The same trans-activists who screamed at me in legislatures and harassed me at colleges could misuse the Protect College Sports Act to challenge every single state law defending women’s athletic competition…all 27 of them.

— Riley Gaines OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of screamed

Verb

Since then, Barkley has growled at several other people, and all but one have been diagnosed with some type of cancer, Dozier said.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
At the other end of our road, the cranes of the docks loomed — great Stothert and Pitt machines that growled overhead like something out of Star Wars, guarding the scale and mystery of the River Thames.

— Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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