Synonyms of colonized

colonized

verb

past tense of colonize

as in populated

to supply with inhabitants

believes that someday humans will be sent to colonize Mars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• populated
• inhabited
• peopled
• settled
• moved (to)
• relocated (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depopulated
• unpeopled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of colonized

The endeavor particularly focuses on the items held in the Netherlands, which colonized Indonesia between 1602 and 1945. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 July 2026

Indonesia has intensified efforts in recent years to track down cultural treasures scattered abroad through colonial-era collecting, theft and illicit trafficking, including from the Netherlands, which colonized Indonesia for centuries. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Although China was never fully colonized, parts of the region came under foreign spheres of influence, especially from the British Empire, which directed the profitable trade of opium from India to China during the 19th century. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

The affected tissue has a dark, leathery appearance and may be colonized by a bacteria giving it a black color. — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Still, some Puerto Ricans such as Díaz view the topic as part of the island’s history, initially brought to the Caribbean by 16th-century Spaniards when the island was first colonized. — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Leather Fringe Long before America was colonized, Indigenous tribes like the Lakota and Shoshone in the Great Plains region sewed deerskin fringe trim on their garments. — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026

The Caribbean island nation of around 159,000 was colonized by the Dutch in the 1600s and became a hub for the Atlantic slave trade. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026

The film also uncovers documentation of how the white settlers, with the implicit accord of the Canadian government, murdered thousands of Nuxalk in 1862 with the smallpox virus and colonized the land. — Carole Horst, Variety, 17 June 2026