Standard Lemma guide

phased

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /feɪzd/
  • rhymes with -eɪzd
  • homophone: fazed
  • CMU ARPABET: F EY1 Z D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Organized or structured chronologically in phases

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The government are planning a phased introduction of the reforms.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of phase

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

Misspelling of fazed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, misspelling

Examples

  • NZ govt not phased by border go-slow, Ben McKay, AAP, The West Australian, November 25, 2021

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: փուլային (pʻulayin) — օrganized or structured chronologically in phases
  • Finnish: vaiheittainen — օrganized or structured chronologically in phases
  • Turkish: kademeli — օrganized or structured chronologically in phases
Real reading context

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