BASTARDIZED Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

bastardized

verb

Definition of bastardized

past tense of bastardize

as in degraded

to lower in character, dignity, or quality bastardize the art form by adapting it to popular taste

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Recent Examples of bastardized This is what happens when men let their beloved sports be bastardized by Stanley-succin' mama bears. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Our ideals have been bastardized. — William Mersey, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026 Short’s personality and complexity, attributes long discarded as her life became bastardized, stand in stark contrast to the inhumanity of her death. — Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026 The events meant to bring us together, like the Super Bowl or March Madness, have been bastardized into vehicles for ruinous addiction. — MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025

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According to the nonprofit organization World Wildlife Fund, about 17 percent of the rainforest has been deforested, and about one-third of what remains has been degraded, including from the impacts of extreme drought.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
The casing worked for the electrons but couldn’t keep protons at bay, which degraded the photon detectors.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of degraded

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The four Egyptians were never formally notified of the charges and never appeared in court, an anomaly that their lawyers said perverted the course of the trial.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Continue reading … HARD LEFT PIVOT — Newsom says Electoral College has 'perverted' US politics in fiery interview.

— , FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of perverted

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The familiarity of Havaianas is subverted thanks to MM6 with two unique expressions.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
The decision to launch a separate block of programming aimed at those viewers, filled with raunchy cartoons that actively subverted nostalgia and violent anime that couldn’t be shown during daytime hours, was logical.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of subverted

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Isaias has weakened dramatically since making landfall last night as a Category 2 hurricane.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Wide swaths of the Southwest were deluged Sunday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel weakened and moved inland, but coastal communities already battered by high surf emerged with less damage than some officials feared.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of weakened

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Existing stakeholders had to be mollified so that F1’s prize fund could grow to accommodate a new team rather than be diluted.

— Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
In addition to family photos and movie props, Abdy may have boxed up the remnants of a workplace tradition diluted by acquisitions and corporate unions over the past three decades.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of diluted

Verb

The video cuts to Swift living out exactly what Johnson’s been living through, revealing that Farrell poisoned Swift, leading to her death.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026
In her other case, Hogan has been accused of trying to falsify a paternity test in a custody battle with her ex-fiancé, who was not the same man who was allegedly poisoned.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of poisoned

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The central bank's monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations found that consumers expect inflation to be even higher a year from now, while perceptions about their own financial standing deteriorated.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
However, as Germany’s economic problems — slow growth, high inflation, rising energy prices — have worsened, public sentiment toward the newcomers has deteriorated.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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