CUSTOMIZING Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

customizing

verb

present participle of customize

as in adapting

to change (something) in order to fit the needs or requirements of a person, business, etc. The program can be customized to serve different purposes. customized the car with a unique paint job

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Recent Examples of customizing The Sidephone, meanwhile, takes a modular approach to customizing the hardware to fit into your life. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026 Millennials reminisced about customizing their profiles with glitter graphics and profile songs, and the never-ending politics of curating their Top 8s. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026 Curated Fishing Charters A lot of coastal hotels can arrange a private fishing charter, but few go as far as customizing the charter to the degree of The Islands of Islamorada. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 In some cases, this requires customizing the models already available. — Ulrich Boser, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 This hybrid mattress comes with many of the features Aiken notes, like customizing the firmness on both sides (a win for partners with different sleep styles), along with improved layers to provide more pressure relief. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026 The Screen Time app is getting a design update, and developers are being given additional APIs for parental controls and customizing the way their apps behave based on the user’s declared age. — Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026 Compared to traditional kibble, fresh dog food companies often have more options for customizing your dog’s meals. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 8 June 2026 Shoutout to PatchBuilt for customizing their German Shepherd patch for us and giving him a floppy ear. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026

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Verb

Restorations have allowed the hotel to retain its historic charm while adapting to modern comforts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
Rather than continually replacing the entire launch vehicle, engineers evolved the architecture through successive versions, adapting it to different payloads and missions.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of adapting

Verb

Sending The Same Pitch To Every Reporter Today's media landscape is built on relationships, not mass distribution, which means tailoring your pitch to each reporter's beat, audience and interests is the only way to be truly successful.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Building genuine connections through networking is now considered more impactful than endlessly tailoring a resume.

— Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of tailoring

Verb

For Darline Graham, that tight timeline has meant adjusting to her new role as a senator and hitting the campaign trail, while mourning the unexpected loss of her brother.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
That is a learnable skill that comes through trying, missing and adjusting, not by reading a prompt guide once.

— Boyan Wan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjusting

Verb

Disney says no benefits are being cut because the unit organized in 2024 and the talks are setting first-contract terms rather than modifying an existing agreement.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
This matters because nephrology as a specialty has had very few genuinely disease-modifying options for diabetic kidney disease.

— Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of modifying

Verb

The installations at the 500 delis were completed in April, but the city has not committed any additional funds towards equipping the thousands of bodegas that remain unprotected, Mateo said.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
For Mitchell, the more immediate danger comes from people deliberately equipping capable agents with the tools and access to cause harm.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of equipping

Verb

Former boxer Prichard Colón has died at age 33, 11 years after sustaining life-altering blows to the head during the only defeat of his professional career.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
She’s tasked with apprehending The Puppet Master (Iemasa Kayumi), a hacker who appears to be tapping directly into these networked minds and altering memories.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of altering

Verb

In December 2020, Kotb, Schiffman and their family rocked around the Christmas tree in matching pajamas.

— Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
From entering the Canadian Open with an 11-18 record in 2026 to playing in the quarters, Alexandrova is one win from matching a career-best result at a WTA 1000.

— Lukas Weese, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

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