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

For naturalized citizens facing a federal criminal investigation, immigration consequences should never be viewed as an afterthought. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Berterame is a native of Argentina but became a naturalized Mexican citizen in 2024 and represents the Mexican national team. — Michelle Kaufman august 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Investigators say Scott is a naturalized citizen of the United States who could have traveled back to his homeland of the Republic of Türkiye. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 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 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalized

Adjective

Always make sure to follow proper watering guidelines to help any transplanted divisions establish in their new spot in the garden.

— Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Calcineurin Inhibitors Calcineurin inhibitors are commonly used after an organ transplant to prevent the immune system from attacking the transplanted organ.

— Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of transplanted

Verb

Since that moment, local officials have adopted a number of changes including a new fare enforcement program to improve security and a new fare policy to streamline the ticketing process.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
Because it is intended to work with existing production processes, the technology could potentially be adopted without requiring an entirely new battery manufacturing ecosystem.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of adopted

Verb

As the chief medical examiner for a county that stores the most human remains in the nation, Greg Hess has for decades been accustomed to the many that arrive at his office every year after being found in the vast and rugged southern Arizona desert.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
That's particularly relevant for Americans accustomed to booking spontaneous Europe trips.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of accustomed

Adjective

Most of these fish were nonnative trout species which were stocked into historically fishless waters.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
The immediate response should include recording how long ships have remained stationary, inspecting hulls, forecasting their first ports of call and expanding monitoring for nonnative species.

— Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of nonnative

Verb

Though cocoa was first domesticated in Peru and Ecuador, and has been grown across Latin America for millennia, the majority of the world’s cocoa now comes from West Africa.

— Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026
Believed to have been domesticated thousands of years ago in parts of Africa and India, sesame is now grown throughout many warm regions of the world, including India, Sudan, Myanmar, China and several countries across the Middle East.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 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

Exploring those possible futures requires tracking an entirely different mathematical object — an arrow known as a vector, one oriented in an expansive, alien domain.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
The privileges of Jover’s life appear entirely superficial, even a bit alien, when contrasted with her granddaughter’s narrative thread.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of alien

Verb

Updates in the court battle offered some behind-the-scenes details about the renovation project, for which Congress appropriated $257 million.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Although Congress appropriated $345 million for the 2026 fiscal year, much of it has gone unspent, with only $15 million going to grants so far.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of appropriated

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