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 These silent voicemails are more likely to be part of a scam call or robocall campaign than a sign that your phone has been hacked. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026 The announcement said Raoult and his co-conspirators hacked companies to steal confidential information and customer records for ransom or sale on the dark web. —

Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 May 2026 Joseph Steinberg, a cybersecurity expert and lecturer at Columbia University, uses the Canvas program which was hacked. —

Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 8 May 2026 The ranks of people who have had accounts hacked have recently featured such high-profile types as FBI Director Kash Patel, who apparently saw his Gmail account breached by Iranian hackers. —

Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026 Over the weekend, Instructure was hacked by ShinyHunters, a criminal extortion group that’s also been linked to data breaches at three Ivy League institutions in late 2025. —

Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026 In 2024, biometric data from a facial recognition system used at bars and clubs in Australia was hacked. —

Jonathan S. Weissman, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026 Harper hacked at a 3-0 pitch and fouled it. —

Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026 Federal officials said Lane hacked into two companies — including PowerSchool, according to Reuters and ABC News — in an attempt to extort them. —

Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026

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Prosecutors allege Saab and his associates manipulated the program through overpriced contracts and international financial transactions designed to conceal illicit proceeds.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Musk’s core claim was that the co-founders had manipulated him into donating millions of dollars and eventually turned OpenAI into a for-profit.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026