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

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

The king got his way, and the British empire began recruiting from every corner of the globe, where one in four people—many who looked nothing like his pale, pinkish self—owed him their allegiance and loyalty, having been colonized by the Crown. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

In the late 17th century, France had colonized the western third of Hispaniola, the island that Haiti now shares with the Dominican Republic. — Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026

How many times has the Philippines been colonized or occupied? — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 12 June 2026

In Africa, Spanish is widely spoken in areas of the continent that were colonized by Spain—the country of Equatorial Guinea in west-central Africa and parts of northwest Africa. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026