HACKED Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

hacked

verb

past tense of hack

as in manipulated

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently I doubt that she can hack a job with so many responsibilities

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as in handled

to put up with (something painful or difficult) she's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer

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Recent Examples of hacked Turner's defense team, which presented no evidence at trial, argued that his phone had been hacked. — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 In the following weeks, Anthropic revealed that its AI agents had also hacked three real companies back in April, unbeknownst to the company at the time. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 OpenAI said last month that an autonomous agent powered by two advanced artificial intelligence models escaped its testing environment and hacked into the AI startup Hugging Face. — Deepa Seetharaman, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 OpenAI is unveiling new, stronger security safeguards around its training and testing in light of new model capabilities and a spate of incidents in which artificial intelligence systems hacked into other companies. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 In the last month, OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta have all disclosed that their most advanced AI models hacked into external systems without being directly prompted to do so. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The individual on the other line allegedly told the woman that her computer was hacked and that she was being investigated for criminal activity, Riley said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026 For that reason, the pace of Anthony Elanga, who avoided serious injury when he was hacked down against Valencia last weekend, and Will Osula appear critical to what Jaissle hopes to achieve. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Last week, OpenAI and Anthropic said models broke out of their testing environments and hacked into other companies. — Mavis Mook, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacked

Verb

This study proves that ion storage order can be precisely manipulated through molecular-level engineering.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Now imagine that same agent, compromised or manipulated, querying every past-due invoice armed with full client details.

— Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of manipulated

Verb

The administration argues that some of its functions could be handled by private companies.

— Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Negotiations for the sales attachment were handled by Ariel and Ehud Bleiberg for Bleiberg Entertainment and by Miriam Segal for Good Films Collective.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of handled

Verb

Harston is also one of the Screaming Marys, a performance collective managed by Screaming Alley, which regularly hosts workshops in everything from burlesque to lip-syncing – and previously did Jackson’s drag king course.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Those came when Madrid’s Champions League match at Benfica (then managed by Mourinho) was stopped after the Brazilian alleged opposition winger Gianluca Prestianni racially abused him.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of managed

Verb

Known primarily as a virtuoso sculptor, only a few of Bernini’s paintings have survived, and fewer than twenty are broadly accepted as authentic.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026
One of the more popular myths accepted as fact is that the WNBA has bricked the breakaway slam dunk that is Caitlin Clark phenomenon.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of accepted

Verb

On a night where he’d been booed for what happened in the past — a night that ended with a 6-4 loss as Logan Webb endured his shortest start of the year — Devers provided Red Sox fans a reason to boo for what was happening in the present.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Cedars-Sinai apologized for any inconvenience Marina del Rey residents endured after the hospital's construction project caused a putrid odor to spread through the coastal neighborhood.

— Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of endured

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Firefighters brought the blaze under control and the injured were taken to a hospital where some were being treated for burn injuries while others suffered from smoke inhalation and asphyxiation, the report said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
But the fans have treated me so well here, and to hear people cheering for that is cool.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of treated

Verb

At times during the program’s lean years, the Canes were so bereft of elite talent that when a skilled player groused or lollygagged, it was reluctantly tolerated.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Because it’s used in small amounts and is low in fiber, it’s often well tolerated.

— Caitlin Beale, HEALTH, 18 Aug. 2026