Standard Lemma guide

slated

adj · verb · 4 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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  • slāʹ-tĭd
  • /ˈsleɪ.tɪd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪtɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: S L EY1 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

scheduled

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Examples

  • The tractor plant is slated for the ax.

Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

reviewed unfavorably

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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3

adj

Meaning 3

covered with slates

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of slate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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History

Etymology

From Middle English slattyd, equivalent to slate + -ed.

Real reading context

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