Synonyms of colonizing

colonizing

verb

present participle of colonize

as in inhabiting

to supply with inhabitants

believes that someday humans will be sent to colonize Mars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inhabiting
• populating
• peopling
• settling
• moving (to)
• relocating (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depopulating
• unpeopling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of colonizing

SpaceX is developing Starship for NASA's Artemis moon missions and Elon Musk's long-term goal of colonizing Mars. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Some who don’t embrace their Spanish ancestry view those who do as part of the colonizing minority, not the colonized majority. — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Only about a third of clinical cases come from blood; the rest are found in urine, wounds and the respiratory tract, where the fungus is often colonizing rather than invading. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

There’s plenty of room for skepticism about the prospect of humans colonizing Mars. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Since the founding of SpaceX in 2002, Musk has been talking about colonizing Mars—and, more recently, the moon. — Time Contributors, Time, 27 Apr. 2026

With proper care and maintenance, most mosses will double in size in about a year, filling in bare soil and colonizing your garden space all on their own. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2026

Imagine crossing thousands of miles of open ocean — no rest stops, no landmarks — and somehow colonizing a remote archipelago to start entirely new lineages. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026

This lines up with when colonizing Greeks were believed to have introduced viticulture — cultivating grapevines — to France, after founding the city of Marseille. — CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026