URBANIZED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in urban

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verb

past tense of urbanize

as in civilized

to accustom to the ways of the city every September the city of Boston urbanizes a new crop of college students from small towns across the country

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The world became more urbanized as regional and international supply chains developed. — Garrett M. Broad, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 The study concluded annexation is legally and physically feasible — the area is contiguous, compact and urbanized. — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 There aren’t many such pockets of nature left in Singapore, which is a small and now heavily urbanized country, and that makes Coney Island feel all the more peaceful, like a respite and a haven of sorts. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Many claimed the city should focus on building more housing in areas that were already urbanized. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 Chinese firms, for example, have provided thousands of electric buses across cities in South America—a necessary addition in one of the world’s most urbanized regions. — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026 In Southern California, the numbers of American robins and goldfinches increased in urbanized areas. — Mack Baysinger follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 But in a heavily urbanized East Coast, especially New York City, temperatures could also feel hotter through the urban heat island effect. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 July 2026 The water quality decline in the latest report compared to the previous year, when conditions were drier, indicates that in highly urbanized regions, such as Southern California, rainfall often means higher levels of bacteria in surface water, Meurice said. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 May 2026

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Located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, about 137 kilometers north of the Equator, Singapore is a city-state known for its modern urban environment and high standards of living.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
For Pearson, a thirty-one-year-old Black activist who was born and raised in Memphis, the challenge has been taking a campaign geared for urban enclaves to the countryside.

— Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

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