Definition of CANNED

canned

Meanings

Verb

  • preserve in a can or tin
  • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
  • simple past and past participle of can

Adjective Satellite

  • recorded for broadcast
    • "canned laughter"
  • sealed in a can or jar

Adj

  • Preserved in cans.
  • Previously prepared; not fresh or new; standardized, mass-produced, or lacking originality or customization.
  • Drunk.
  • Terminated, fired from a job.
  • Cancelled or thrown away, said of a project or news article.

Synonyms

boilerplate, can, dismiss, displace, drunk, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, put up, sack, send away, stock, terminate, tin, tinned, transcribed

Antonyms

dried, hire

Scrabble Score: 9

canned is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
canned is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
canned is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

canned is a valid Words With Friends word