homogenous

adjective

Definition of homogenousnext
as in unchanging
made up of the same kind of people or things a campus with homogenous brick buildings

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Recent Examples of homogenous And that makes a space feels like a homogenous hotel lobby, says Christine Tuttle of Christine Tuttle Design. — Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026 Black women and women of color are typically othered in any homogenous profession like policing. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 June 2026 Just as with acceleration, handling for electric vehicles these days is quickly becoming homogenous, with only occasional welcome surprises, like BMW's iX3, which managed to disguise its considerable heft in an almost magical manner. — Jeremy White, Wired News, 9 June 2026 For devotees, the juicy flavors, rainbow colors, and irregular shapes and sizes of heirloom tomatoes are worlds away from the blandly homogenous red armies sold in supermarkets. — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for homogenous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homogenous
  1. unchanging
  2. homogeneous
  3. entire
  4. similar
  5. uniform
  6. matching
Adjective
  • On just one unchanging set, an old-time concert hall designed by Rachel Hauck and made appropriately ominous, a tiny ensemble enacts a whole Greek tragedy of love and sacrifice that goes from the land of the living to the underworld and back.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • There is a fallacy in thinking of languages as brute and unchanging facts, laid out distinctly like elements in the periodic table.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of unchanging
Adjective
  • These are traditionally homogeneous societies that maintain village values of mutual support.
    — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • Even Argentina—the most ethnically homogeneous of recent championship rosters—was composed almost entirely of athletes playing abroad, including the iconic Lionel Messi, who left for Barcelona, Spain at just 13.
    — Michael Morris, Time, 1 July 2026
Definition of homogeneous
Adjective
  • The Wildcats managed just two free throw makes in the entire Elam segment while KU took control of the contest.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • During the entire World Cup on game nights and eves, Miami-area hotels increased their revenue per room by 37%, compared to one year ago, according to CoStar.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of entire
Adjective
  • Lawsuit attacks diversity efforts The lawsuit comes amid a broader crackdown on diversity initiatives nationwide as conservatives argue similar programs treat white people unfairly.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Across the pond, All-Star Games don’t exist, and there really aren’t any similar types of contests.
    — Kamran Nia July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of similar
Adjective
  • As the commercial loads in the English- and Spanish-language broadcasts were not identical, Nielsen does not categorize the two feeds as uniform simulcasts.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
  • OpenAI treated mothers as one group of caregivers rather than a single uniform audience.
    — Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of uniform
Adjective
  • The goal is to figure out how the presence or absence of a particular gene, the matching mRNA transcripts or cellular biochemicals that a gene codes for relates to blight resistance.
    — Steve Strauss, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • Copy Hathaway’s monochromatic look by pairing them with a matching white top, or wear them casually with a T-shirt and sneakers.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
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“Homogenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homogenous. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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