DOCTORED Synonyms: 204 Similar and Opposite Words

doctored 1 of 2

adjective

as in adulterated

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verb

past tense of doctor

as in treated

to give medical treatment to a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again

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as in repaired

to put into good shape or working order again spends his spare time doctoring old clocks

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as in adjusted

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation slightly doctored his standard campaign speech for a collegiate audience

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misadjusted

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The combination of arrogance and doctored intelligence that led the United States and its allies into the 2003 Iraq War is almost made for Hollywood. — David Faris, TheWeek, 27 July 2026 This murky pour is decidedly brown and so heavily doctored with vitamin C and pectin that the flavor of pineapple is barely detectable. — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 20 July 2026 The fake image claimed the official Nintendo names for the blocks were Orange Ricky, Blue Ricky, Cleveland Z, Rhode Island Z, Hero, Teewee, and Smashboy — but the image had been doctored. — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026 On the negative side, doctored recruiting film is also becoming a thing. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 1 May 2026 By that time, the White House TikTok account already had posted a video, doctored using artificial intelligence. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026 And that's why the sky in the back of Rob's was, doctored. — Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2026 Stalcup says that after the data was stolen, it was doctored and shared by the former employee, who was vindictive about being fired for cause. — Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026 The participants were then shown the images again, except this time the pictures had been slightly doctored using AI. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026

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Navarro, who pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy in August, was sentenced Friday in Manhattan by federal Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil for being part of a conspiracy to distribute and administer adulterated and misbranded drugs for racehorses.

— Stephen Edelson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2021

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The victim, who hasn't been publicly identified, was treated at the scene by Santa Monica PD officers until paramedics took him to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
The king has hemolytic anemia and was being treated with cortisone, leading to fluid accumulation in the body that required hospital treatment, the palace said last week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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Their return is set against a backdrop of royal drama and a longstanding rift within the family that is far from repaired.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
There were also 27 source outages at substations which are key portions of the electric system that also must be repaired and replaced.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of repaired

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And the revision also will take into account the time constraints and investments needed to roll out a more developed EPR system, so mandatory recycling rates would be adjusted in phases to allow producers time to prepare for compliance.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
If you're set up with auto pay, your payment is automatically adjusted to account for the Pay Over Time payment.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjusted

Verb

Around this infrastructure, Pizzini and her team reconstructed the original Muppet Theatre, from the iconic arches to the filigree to the safety curtain with the door Kermit pops out of in the opening sequence.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Researchers reconstructed the exact three-dimensional architecture of the graphite particles, binder, and electrolyte pores.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

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