diversified

adjective

di·​ver·​si·​fied də-ˈvər-sə-ˌfīd 

dī-

1

a

: composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities

a diversified [=diverse] student body

cities with more diversified economies

No other North American raptor … occupies a range so diversified in character, both as to climate and terrain.

—Frank Lyman Beebe et al.

b

: of, relating to, or involving varied operations or products

diversified farming/agriculture

… a diversified conglomerate with interests in pulp and paper, machinery and electronics, and construction materials.

—Stewart Pinkerton

… offered diversified services like credit-card lending, mortgage banking and real estate development.

—Time

He said that studios should push for a more diversified business model, so they won't live or die based on the success of one [video] game.

—Brian Gaar

2

: balanced defensively by having funds divided among varied securities

Investors, if they are well advised, will have broadly diversified portfolios.

—Robert Charles Clark

Examples of diversified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sustainable revenue comes from a stronger, more diversified economy — not shifting costs onto residents. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

VCaaS enables corporations to enter frontier technologies through a structured, diversified, and professionally managed venture framework. —Anis Uzzaman, Fortune, 6 May 2026

Housenbold pitches Beast Industries as a diversified media, entertainment, and consumer-products company. —Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026

Now, the company is evolving into a diversified digital infrastructure leader by owning the physical power and sites that tomorrow’s AI economy desperately needs. —Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of diversify

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for diversified

• acetamide
• acetonide
• acidified
• antimonide
• beatified
• benzaldehyde
• borohydride
• chalcogenide
• commodified
• decalcified
• declassified
• disaccharide