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

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

"If they renew the contract, I'm screwed - oh God," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 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

If that happens and Congress later says, Wait, we screwed up, start it up again—it’s too late, because the spacecraft is no longer able to be contacted.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

The hurricane battered the plywood boards screwed over the windows.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.