NATURALIZED Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

naturalized 1 of 2

adjective

as in introduced

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naturalized

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verb

past tense of naturalize

as in adopted

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as in accustomed

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deconditioned

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Recent Examples of naturalized

Adjective

Some blasted the effort as a tactic meant to intimidate the country's more than 26 million naturalized citizens. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Mamdani himself is also a naturalized citizen, and the topic is important to him personally. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Current and former military service members who are applying to become naturalized citizens, though, are still eligible for fee exemptions. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 22 June 2026 About 20 million naturalized Americans now must worry that any mistake in their decades-old immigration paperwork could cost them their citizenship. — Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026 While serving in the National Guard, Noel became a naturalized citizen, worked several jobs, and earned an associate’s degree. — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026 Duggan, a naturalized Australian citizen, was arrested in New South Wales in 2022, and is pending extradition to the US. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026 Mecklenburg County saw a decrease in its non-citizens versus naturalized immigrants, when compared to the previous five-year survey from 2015-2019. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026 Mamdani, a naturalized American citizen who was born in Uganda, has been critical of ICE for many years. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalized

Adjective

The state also knew that a transplanted Midwesterner had been fired from her Cincinnati charter school, following felony charges related to misuse of public funds, and had been banned from teaching or running schools in Ohio.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
But after the new health plan became active in January, Smith said, Blackman faced one hurdle after another getting approval for the antirejection medications needed to prevent his body from attacking his transplanted heart.

— Renuka Rayasam, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026

Definition of transplanted

Verb

Forty-seven institutions have now adopted formal policies of institutional neutrality modeled after the University of Chicago's Kalven Report.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The Judicial Council recently adopted the reporting requirement and is developing a public dashboard expected to launch next month.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of adopted

Verb

And while that would have been a boost for borrowers saddled with higher borrowing costs, it was expected to be less favorable for savers who had been accustomed to earning big returns with select savings accounts.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Modern consumers, accustomed to instant gratification, demand real-time redemption and seamless integration.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of accustomed

Adjective

Novack grew up nearby, where gardening, albeit with nonnative plants like gladiolus, had been an essential part of her childhood.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
This program, called the Exotic Pet Amnesty Program, works to decrease the number of nonnative species in nature.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of nonnative

Verb

Though short spine syndrome can be present in several species, from raccoons to domesticated cats, the condition is most common in dogs.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 July 2026
The danger is that any account of doomsday that feels credible can also feel domesticated.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Definition of domesticated

Verb

First, we’ve been habituated to bite-sized texts like, well… texts, Reddit, email and Instagram captions.

— John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
In some cases, DEEP said loud noises are not effective at scaring away bears, especially ones that have already been habituated.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of habituated

Adjective

If the objects’ origins were indeed found to be extraterrestrial, the technology of the alien species far eclipses any flying machines human beings have ever developed.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
They were forced to adapt to filmmaking modes and industries that were alien, smaller and less streamlined.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of alien

Verb

Although Congress appropriated $345 million for AHRQ for this fiscal year, the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants and hasn’t issued a new one in over a year, according to a review of federal records.

— Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
In general, the president can only spend money that Congress has appropriated.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026

Definition of appropriated

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