ANIMALIZED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

animalized

verb

past tense of animalize

as in dehumanized

to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being six months of solitary living in the jungle would animalize anyone

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The Coalition for the Homeless says the city's unhoused are often dehumanized and criminalized.

— Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
In a world that often feels fragmented and dehumanized, reclaiming this universality is an ethical act.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026

Definition of dehumanized

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Described as a biting political thriller in the tradition of Wild in the Streets and V for Vendetta, The Hunted is set in a dystopian America where trans people are brutalized and erased to the margins of society.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 June 2026
Family Photo The family had fled the Congo after Carine, an activist, was brutalized for speaking out against the ruling regime.

— Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 31 May 2026

Definition of brutalized

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The Fijians were tough and clinical in a huge turnaround from last weekend when they were humiliated by England 73-8 in Liverpool.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
The campaign of strikes, mostly targeting oil refineries and other energy infrastructure, has humiliated the Kremlin, snarled the logistics of its military, and forced many millions of Russians to suffer through rampant shortages of fuel.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of humiliated

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Attackers are also targeting AI solutions themselves with prompt injection attacks, poisoned datasets and other increasingly advanced tactics.

— Peter Garraghan, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Later, when Saeng-gang and her mother leave the palace to hide Saeng-gang’s spirit-hearing abilities, the mother is poisoned by treats sent from the palace.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026

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