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  • past tense form of ink.
  • past participle of ink.

inked

ADJECTIVE
employed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
engaged hired occupied
STRONG
busy laboring operating selected signed
WEAK
active at it at work in a job in collar in harness in place on board on duty on the job on the payroll plugging away
Antonyms
WEAK
idle inactive unemployed unengaged unoccupied
ADJECTIVE
jobholding
Synonyms
WEAK
active at it at work busy engaged hired in a job in collar in harness in place laboring occupied on board on duty on the job on the payroll operating plugging away retained selected signed working

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His son’s name is inked across his bicep — a representation of the strength he gives him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

The most popular body part to be inked?

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Among the new contracts was a 5.7-billion-euro deal with the Romanian military inked in June, the company's largest international contract in recent history.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

It also inked a $1.17 billion deal with Dongfeng Group to produce electric vehicles under the Peugeot and Jeep brands in China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The clerk put a piece of paper before him and inked a pen.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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