IMBUED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

imbued

verb

past tense of imbue

as in suffused

to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle her training at the school for the deaf imbued her with a sense of purpose that she had never known before

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Recent Examples of imbued With Hydra, Foster imbued his urban vision into ancient craft, highlighting the design innovation and the expertise of Murano’s master glassmakers. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 The spirituality throughout is imbued with a solemn reverence more Catholic than Baptist. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026 The Big Tech platforms in 2022 were all massively profitable but maturing, run by CEOs imbued with the cult of the founder. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 The press release probably didn’t need to also say the company imbued it with distinctive character or charm; that’s quite obvious from the design. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026 Built to echo the Andean cross, the property is also deeply imbued in the culture and mystique of the area – to that end, Shamans are on call for private tours. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 To assist Noah, Sinestro has also forged a new lantern from the water on this dead alien planet — imbued with Zoe’s fear toxins — causing golden cracks in the object’s surface. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 The Hartford dates mark the opening two nights of Rodrigo’s new tour—expect moments of major fashion history, imbued with Rodrigo’s own personal storytelling, to continue unfurling. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026 Krieps can’t help but respect Murphy for the unshackled nature with which his female characters are imbued. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

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Photograph by David Billet For years now, pop music has been suffused with a vague, or coded, malaise.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
This is a book suffused with beauty, but climate emergency is its undercurrent.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

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The result is a piece of writing that is by turns reflective, researched, confessional and infused with righteous anger.

— David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
According to Vogue, the ceremony was infused with nods to the couple’s heritage and kicked off with a Paebaek ceremony, a centuries-old Korean tradition that originally served as a welcome for the bride into the groom’s family.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026

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