NICKED Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

nicked

verb

past tense of nick, British slang

as in stole

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep that lorry was a piece of rubbish, I don't know why anyone would want to nick it

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as in arrested

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law a petty thief who was always getting nicked for picking the pockets of tourists outside Buckingham Palace

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Recent Examples of nicked Ebadot dismissed Alex Carey (19) after lunch and Taskin bowled Webster (12) before Cummins (9) and Starc (1) both nicked off to Hasan before the tea interval. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Some of those changeups nearly nicked the bottom of the zone, but most were uncompetitive. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026 However, surgeons accidentally nicked her aorta — the largest blood vessel in the body — during her operation. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026 And yet, the South Americans nearly nicked a goal before Ferran Torres’ winner. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Leven Rambin is recovering after a doctor accidentally nicked her aorta while performing her endometriosis surgery. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026 We were nicked up from all the work of getting 200 miles downriver. — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026 The employee who got nicked by the squirrel, meanwhile, was taken to a hospital for treatment. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 July 2026 Court documents said Gipson allegedly stabbed one victim in the leg, stabbed another in the torso who was trying to shield the other victim, and nicked the third victim in the leg. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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Siri stole second, and Schanuel brought him home on the go-ahead RBI single.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Two armed men stole the works on December 7 from the Mário de Andrade Library in São Paulo during public hours at the city’s largest library.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of stole

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Hal is arrested, per his plan, as John meets and sleeps with a mysterious woman, Zoe (Poorna Jagannathan), and uses Hal’s ring to light her cigarette after the fact.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
He was arrested in Orlando in March 2023 on charges including first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of arrested

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Messi had a shot saved at the beginning of the second half, but Palacios then sparked a move from one side of the pitch to the other as Nashville restored its lead in the 49th minute and seized control of the game.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Authorities have seized Walter’s cellphone and laptop, according to Bloomberg.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of seized

Verb

Village officials said the coyote grabbed a small dog from a yard in the Tangley Oaks subdivision.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Freeland grabbed at his back after delivering a pitch to Ben Rortvedt, who flied out on the play, and was removed after allowing four runs on six hits.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of grabbed

Verb

Five days after gunning down Thompson, Mangione was apprehended by local police in a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, when a person recognized him from a surveillance photo.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
The teen was later apprehended in a neighborhood about half a mile away from the school.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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