FERTILIZED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of fertilized

as in enriched

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verb

past tense of fertilize

as in supplemented

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Over fertilized lawns also require more water to maintain. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026 In a 2021 study, Hariton and colleagues found that machine learning could improve the timing of the injection to increase the yield of these fertilized cells. — Phineas Rueckert, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2026 The fertilized egg can't survive, and the growing tissue may cause life-threatening bleeding if left untreated. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026 Studies show that when couples use no contraception, about 30 percent of fertilized eggs never implant, and another 30 percent implant briefly before being passed from the body usually without the woman ever knowing. — Mimi Zieman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fertilized

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertilized

Adjective

That fuel, uranium that is not highly enriched, is in short supply in the United States.

— Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
These dashboards can combine enriched data sets into trusted views that can, in turn, help train your in-house AI tools.

— Marc Kermisch, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of enriched

Verb

His income will be augmented by a deal to help control Haiti’s porous border with the Dominican Republic for the next 10 years in return for 10% of any new customs revenue collected.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
There is a naturalistic aesthetic to the film, augmented by the locations, the costumes and the hair and makeup design.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of augmented

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While farmers fear the land they’re relocated to will be less fertile, workers in river transport — such as Sánchez, who boats people up and down the Indio — fear the project could limit their access to the water.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
This fertile period of creative and intellectual life wasn’t even a renaissance, one partygoer declares.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of fertile

Adjective

Not every worthwhile pursuit needs to become productive, profitable, or impressive.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
Guard Gradey Dick, a piece of the offseason trade that sent Leonard back to Toronto, was far more productive with 12 points.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of productive

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And the Starshield throttling — which apparently is still in effect — has doubtless reinforced the nation's desire to control its own satellite-communications infrastructure.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Crews excavated an 8-acre basin in the infield to serve as a holding pond, while contractors rebuilt the culverts under the track and reinforced the road leading into it.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of reinforced

Adjective

Ocean iron fertilization grew from the idea that iron-rich dust blown across the oceans during past ice ages fed blooms of phytoplankton, helping to lower atmospheric CO₂.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
That opened the door to a rich landscape of DIY VR development, complete with software tools and hardware advice on how to get started.

— Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of rich

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Japan considers China's rapidly growing military activities in and around Japan, including in the Pacific Ocean, as a threat and has fortified its southwestern region with longer-range missiles and interceptors in recent years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The group also fortified their compound and trained with guns in case the FBI or other law enforcement visited the property, according to the decision.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

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