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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-moovd]
- /rɪˈmuvd/
- /rɪˈmuːvd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-moovd]
- /rɪˈmuvd/
Definitions of removed word
- adjective removed remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from. 1
- adjective removed distant by a given number of degrees of descent or kinship: A first cousin once removed is the child of one's first cousin or the first cousin of one’s parent. The grandchildren of one's first cousin are one's first cousins twice removed. 1
- verb with object removed to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table. 1
- verb with object removed to take off or shed (an article of clothing): to remove one's jacket. 1
- verb with object removed to move or shift to another place or position; transfer: She removed the painting to another wall. 1
- verb with object removed to put out; send away: to remove a tenant. 1
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Origin of removed
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; remove + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Removed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
removed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
removed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for removed
adj removed
- absent — If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
- absent-minded — Someone who is absent-minded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.
- airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
- all over the place — If something is happening all over the place, it is happening in many different places.
- anti — You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis.
adv removed
adjective removed
verb removed
- aspirated — (of a stop) articulated with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- cashiered — to dismiss (a military officer) from service, especially with disgrace.
- deadheaded — Simple past tense and past participle of deadhead.
- deducted — to take away, as from a sum or amount: Once you deduct your expenses, there is nothing left.
- defecated — Simple past tense and past participle of defecate.
adverb removed
- elsewhere — In, at, or to some other place or other places.
- off — so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- otherwhere — elsewhere.
Antonyms for removed
verb removed
- affixed — to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed by to): to affix stamps to a letter.
- agglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate.
- beetled — Projecting over.
- coalesced — Simple past tense and past participle of coalesce.
- concentered — (American spelling) alternative spelling of concentredt; Simple past tense and past participle of concenter.
Top questions with removed
- what does once removed mean?
- what does twice removed mean?
- what is a cousin once removed?
- why do people get their tonsils removed?
- what happens when your gallbladder is removed?
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