individualized 1 of 2

adjective

as in personalized
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person an individualized plan of study for the gifted student in the class

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verb

past tense of individualize
as in customized

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Recent Examples of individualized
Adjective
Feldman favors individualized risk assessments rather than making amyloid deposits alone the basis of a diagnosis. — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 This article is general educational information, not individualized medical advice. — Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2026 Those operations focused on individualized investigations of specific people. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 The question of which shoe has numerous, individualized answers. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2026 The companies have several hurdles ahead of them, including selling an individualized therapy that takes several weeks to create for a patient at scale. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 But Berman is confident that the bespoke process of making an individualized mRNA cancer vaccine for each patient is both scalable and potentially affordable. — Alice Park, Time, 22 Oct. 2026 The medicine is an individualized therapy that attacks the unique mutations, called neoantigens, found in a patient’s tumor. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026 Students with individualized education plans who need a personal device. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for individualized
  1. personalized
  2. customized
  3. personal
  4. differentiated
  5. subjective
Adjective
  • In March, Lancôme launched Cell BioPrint, a diagnostic device developed by parent company L’Oréal that uses a cheek swab, facial imaging, and protein biomarker analysis to assess skin biology and provide personalized recommendations.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This means that instead of a one-size-fits-most approach, treatments are super personalized and targeted based on specific biomarkers within cancer cells.
    — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of personalized
Verb
  • It can be customized via the Settings app for a cornucopia of use cases, including activating Silent Mode, Focus, Flashlight, Magnifier, Translate, and even third-party apps like the music ID tool Shazam.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The $49 Patron tier ads customized posters and backdrops and access to some beta features.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of customized
Adjective
  • Hours later, Choudri submitted his resignation, effective immediately, citing personal and family priorities.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Even the room keys have a personal touch—they are engraved with an image of Erin, Paddy san’s late dog.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of personal
Verb
  • So women like Madonna and Grace Jones and Pat Benatar burst onto the scene with crops that differentiated them from the it girls of yore.
    — Molly Mulshine, InStyle, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Novo, however, maintains CagriSema is effective and differentiated enough from its other drugs to draw significant demand.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of differentiated
Adjective
  • Doctors also make subjective choices about what to communicate and when.
    — Jessica Fishman, STAT, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Beauty is subjective, of course, and someone out there will probably love it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of subjective

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“Individualized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individualized. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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