Americanized

adjective

Amer·​i·​can·​ized ə-ˈmer-ə-kə-ˌnīzd 

-ˈmər-,

-ˈme-rə-

: adapted or altered to have or conform to typically American characteristics : American in quality or character

As the flock became more educated and more Americanized, they wanted to be seen as real Americans.

—Joseph Nocera

an Americanized city

Examples of Americanized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Think fast-food burgers, Americanized Chinese food and boatloads of chili dogs and pizza pies. —David Weiss, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025

There’s a long-standing accusation that the show has become Americanized and more reliant on big Hollywood talent. —Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025

TikTok is not so unique, or so uniquely potent; an Americanized TikTok will still be just as addicting and just as manipulative in service to its new corporate stakeholders. —Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025

While wearing gaudy lime green T-shirts, neon ties sprouting shamrocks with Gaelic sayings, or singing catchy, sentimental tunes, many people also enjoy an Americanized version of the Celtic culture for a day, whether Irish or not. —Maureen Murphy, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Americanized

• adrenalectomized
• editorialized
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• institutionalised
• operationalized
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• undercapitalized
• acclimatized
• actualized
• aerosolized
• alphabetized