CLOWNED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

clowned

verb

past tense of clown

as in masqueraded

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as in cut up

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Still, Nixon created a blueprint for presidential lawlessness that Trump imitated and greatly expanded.

— Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
The University of Chicago, University of Illinois and Columbia University soon imitated this approach.

— Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

Definition of imitated

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Mix a package of instant potatoes with a half packet of stuffing mix and some cut up salami.

— Diana Helmuth, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
Store Fresh Produce and Salads in Jars Speaking of prepping produce, Costello always makes sure to wash and cut up fresh fruit and veggies for meals and snacking.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut up

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Nicholson's fireworks would be subsequently aped, and amped up to over-the-top proportions, by other actors and by the future Batman villain himself.

— Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
But none aped the style of an actual Super Bowl ad more cleverly than this one, clearly modeled after Budweiser’s ads that tend to feature horses and inspirational voiceovers.

— Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of aped

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Walker wore his Cardinals hat backward, chewed a big wad of bubble gum and reveled afterward in flashing his imitation Liberty Bell bling, the champions chain presented by Ryan Howard.

— Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
While hundreds reveled at Thursday night’s all-out bash for The Pierre hotel’s 95th anniversary, some of the building’s tenants in the floors above haven’t been feeling quite as celebratory.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025

Definition of reveled

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When presented with blank pages, the children started drawing rows of even marks that mimicked the appearance of letters.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
These artificial torsos were constructed of plastics that mimicked the density of human tissue, bone and organs, and each was equipped with more than 5,600 radiation sensors on and in them.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of mimicked

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Standing before the microphone on the Constitution Hall stage, Nikhil asked for the latter word’s definition, language of origin and other identifying information while his fingers mimed typing.

— Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
Instead of getting upset himself, Busch mimed wiping away fake tears to the crowd.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026

Definition of mimed

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When reporters shouted questions about the bombshell conversation, the future king at the time simply chuckled, remained silent and carried on walking.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Gibbons and Beard carried on, with Beard occasionally forced off the road by health issues, including an emergency appendectomy in 2002 and unspecified health problems that temporarily sidelined him in 2025.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of carried on

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