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Definitions

screwed

[skrood] / skrud /
ADJECTIVE
firm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fast robust solid steady strong sturdy substantial tenacious tight unshakable
STRONG
anchored bolted braced cemented closed embedded fastened fixed immovable mounted nailed petrified riveted rooted secure secured set settled soldered sound spiked tightened welded
WEAK
durable immobile motionless stationary taut unfluctuating
Antonyms
STRONGEST
broken infirm intermittent loose slack soft unattached unfixed unhealthy unstable untrustworthy weak wobbly
STRONG
indefinite movable moving undecided
WEAK
alterable changeable flexible irresolute supple unsettled wavering yielding

Example Sentences

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“And the artists are the ones that get screwed if the accounting is misreported and misattributed.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

“I went to my husband and said, ‘I think I screwed up.’”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

With her head firmly screwed on and her music's taking off, the Skye's the limit.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

“I’m gonna have to call him tomorrow and tell him what I thought of it. And you know what he’ll say? ‘I screwed up, coach.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

He screwed his eyes shut, recalling the moment he’d last seen the Shetani.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray